Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management

Cover -- Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management: Volume 1 -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Availability of Water in the Earth -- 1.2 Variability of Water with Time and Space -- 1.3 General Concept of Irrigation -- 1.3.1 Irrigation Scheduling -- 1.3.2 Full Irrigation -- 1.3.3 Deficit Irrigation -- 1.4 Global Outlook: World Population and World Water Use -- 1.4.1 Trend of World Water Use -- 1.5 Challenges and Opportunities in Irrigation and Water Management -- 1.5.1 Challenging Factors -- 1.5.2 Opportunities -- 1.6 Physiographic and Economic Factors Affecting Irrigation and Water Management: Case Study, Bangladesh -- 1.6.1 National Economy and Agriculture -- 1.6.2 Basic Physical Factors in Agricultural Production -- 1.6.3 Challenges and Limiting Factors in Agriculture in Bangladesh -- 1.6.4 Physical Features of Bangladesh Influencing Water Resources Utilization -- 1.6.5 Climate and Cropping Pattern -- 1.6.6 Major Source of Irrigation Water in Bangladesh and Concern of Sustainability -- 1.6.7 Considerations in Current Water-Starved Situations -- References -- Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Irrigation Development and Planning -- 2.1 Factors Affecting Farm Production -- 2.1.1 Agro-Ecological Factor/Constraint -- 2.1.2 Soil Factor -- 2.1.3 Hydrological Factor -- 2.1.4 Crop Factor -- 2.1.5 Water Management -- 2.1.6 Fertility Management -- 2.1.7 Socio-Economic Factor/Constraint -- 2.1.8 Other Management Factors -- 2.2 Important Factors Affecting Irrigation Planning and Development -- 2.2.1 Soil -- 2.2.2 Climate -- 2.2.3 Topography -- 2.2.4 Water Source -- 2.2.5 Crop(s) to be Cultivated -- 2.2.6 Energy -- 2.2.7 Labor -- 2.2.8 Capital -- 2.2.9 Commodity/Product Market -- 2.2.10 Economic Factor -- 2.2.11 Environmental Aspect -- 2.2.12 National Policy and Priority -- 2.2.13 Socio-Cultural Aspects -- 2.2.14 Institutional Infrastructure -- 2.3 Irrigation Development in Asia and Pacific Region -- 2.3.1 Progressive Irrigation Development in Bangladesh -- 2.3.2 Irrigation Development in China -- 2.3.3 Irrigation Development in Iran -- 2.4 Impact of Irrigation on Environment and Ecosystem -- 2.4.1 Positive Impacts -- 2.4.2 Negative Impacts -- 2.4.3 Degradation of Water Quality -- 2.4.4 Groundwater Abstraction -- 2.4.5 Water-Logging and Salinity -- 2.4.6 Health Risk -- 2.4.7 Simplification and Homogenization of the World180;s Ecosystem -- 2.5 Land Classification for Irrigation -- 2.5.1 Concept of Land Classification -- 2.5.2 Importance of Land Classification -- 2.5.3 Standards of Land Classification -- 2.5.4 Process of Land Classification -- 2.5.5 USBR Land Classification System -- Relevant Journals -- Relevant FAO Papers/Bulletins -- Questions -- References -- Chapter 3: Weather -- 3.1 Concept of Weather and Climate -- 3.2 Importance of Weather in Agriculture and Water Management -- 3.3 Basic Mechanisms of Weather Variability -- 3.3.1 Sun- Earth Geometry -- 3.3.2 Role of Monsoon Wind -- 3.3.3 Interaction Between Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land Surfaces -- 3.4 Weather Factors Determining/Influencing Crop Water Demand -- 3.4.1 Temperature -- 3.4.2 Humidity -- 3.4.3 Solar Radiation -- 3.4.4 Wind Speed -- 3.4.5 Sunshine Hour -- 3.5 Weather Elements Affecting Agriculture and Crop Productio.