Excessive and improper use of water due to lack of information has become a common practice to grow more water intensive crops and earn more. The water resources are being depleted by current practice of farming and we will be devoid of sufficient irrigation water if the trend continues in the years to come. Time has come now to focus on judicious and efficient use of water for agricultural purpose. Adoption of Micro Irrigation System can be a panacea in irrigation related problems. In this technology, the cropped field is irrigated in the close vicinity of root zone of crop. It reduces the water loss occurring through evaporation, conveyance and distribution. Therefore high water use efficiency can be achieved. The unirrigated rainfed cropped area can be increased with this technology and potential source of food production for the benefit of country’s food security could be augmented. The Government of India has been considering rapid promotion of use of plastics in agriculture and micro irrigation as a major step in improving overall horticultural crop yields and water use efficiency. The micro irrigation has gained considerable growth in the country due to financial assistance provided by the centrally sponsored subsidy scheme. This book is designed as a professional reference book with basic and updated information and its aim is to meet the needs of students of agricultural engineering under graduate and post graduate degree program. The practicing engineers, agricultural scientists working in the field of agricultural water management and officers of Agriculture and Horticulture Departments of State Government will find this book useful. In this book, the basics of drip irrigation, types, components, design, installation, operation and maintenance are presented. Efforts have been made to incorporate the recent published works in peer reviewed journals at appropriate place. An additional chapter on automation of micro irrigation system has also been included. Numerical problems and examples have been added to emphasize the design principles and make the understanding of the subject matter.Â
Excessive and improper use of water due to lack of information has become a common practice to grow more water intensive crops and earn more. The water resources are being depleted by current practice of farming and we will be devoid of sufficient irrigation water if the trend continues in the years to come. Time has come now to focus on judicious and efficient use of water for agricultural purpose. Adoption of Micro Irrigation System can be a panacea in irrigation related problems. In this technology, the cropped field is irrigated in the close vicinity of root zone of crop. It reduces the water loss occurring through evaporation, conveyance and distribution. Therefore high water use efficiency can be achieved. The unirrigated rainfed cropped area can be increased with this technology and potential source of food production for the benefit of country’s food security could be augmented. The Government of India has been considering rapid promotion of use of plastics in agriculture and micro irrigation as a major step in improving overall horticultural crop yields and water use efficiency. The micro irrigation has gained considerable growth in the country due to financial assistance provided by the centrally sponsored subsidy scheme. This book is designed as a professional reference book with basic and updated information and its aim is to meet the needs of students of agricultural engineering under graduate and post graduate degree program. The practicing engineers, agricultural scientists working in the field of agricultural water management and officers of Agriculture and Horticulture Departments of State Government will find this book useful. In this book, the basics of drip irrigation, types, components, design, installation, operation and maintenance are presented. Efforts have been made to incorporate the recent published works in peer reviewed journals at appropriate place. An additional chapter on automation of micro irrigation system has also been included. Numerical problems and examples have been added to emphasize the design principles and make the understanding of the subject matter.Â
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