This new volume addresses the global water crisis by presenting new ways to use irrigation water judiciously through innovative fertigation management. It looks at the research and review work done throughout the world on micro irrigation and the techno-economic feasibility of various fertigation irrigation water management systems.





Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, the chapters look at




using fertigation to increase the effectiveness of irrigation systems
crop performance evaluation of various crops under fertigation and irrigation methods
estimating levels of crop requirements
scheduling of fertigation and irrigation
new fertigation equipment and technology
cost components of the various irrigation and fertigation systems