Chapter 1 - Site-specific irrigation systems: Amir Hagverdi, University of California-Riverside, USA; and Brian G. Leib, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA;
1 Introduction
2 Field-level mapping of soil variability
3 Delineation of irrigation management zones
4 Quantifying the potential impact of variable rate irrigation
5 Site-specific irrigation management
6 Future trends and conclusion
7 List of abbreviations
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
Chapter 2 - Deficit irrigation and site-specific irrigation scheduling techniques to minimize water use: Susan A. O'Shaughnessy, USDA-ARS, USA; and Manuel A. Andrade, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, USA;
1 Introduction
2 DI strategies: overview
3 DI strategies: approaches, risks and advantages
4 SSIM: achieving precision irrigation
5 Variable rate irrigation
6 Integration of plant feedback sensor systems for site-specific VRI control
7 Conclusions
8 Where to look for further information
9 Acknowledgements
10 Disclaimer
11 References
Chapter 3 - Improving water management in winter wheat: Q. Xue, J. Rudd, J. Bell, T. Marek and S. Liu, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo, USA;
1 Introduction
2 Winter wheat yield
3 Yield determination under water-limited conditions
4 The role of measuring evapotranspiration (ET)
5 Water-use efficiency
6 Wheat yield, evapotranspiration (ET) and water-use efficiency (WUE) relationships
7 Case studies
8 Future trends and conclusion
9 Where to look for further information
10 References
Chapter 4 - Advances in irrigation techniques for rice cultivation: D. S. Gaydon, CSIRO Agriculture, Australia;
1 Introduction
2 Water-saving measures
3 Scale-dependency of water productivity and water savings
4 Aerobic rice as a water-saving measure
5 Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) as a water-saving measure
6 Saturated soil culture (SSC) as a water-saving measure
7 Case study: water-saving irrigation in southeast Australia
8 Future trends and conclusion
9 Where to look for further information
10 References
Chapter 5 - Improving water management in sorghum cultivation: Jourdan Bell, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension, USA; Robert C. Schwartz, USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory, USA; Kevin McInnes, Texas A&M University, USA; Qingwu Xue and Dana Porter, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension, USA;
1 Introduction
2 Dryland production
3 Irrigation
4 Deficit irrigation
5 Soils and irrigation management
6 Conclusion
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
