Water Productivity: Principles and Practices
by Umesh, M R & B M Chittapur
ISBN: 9789390371860
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 12795.00
Biblio : 2019, xvi+350p., figs., color phto., tbls., 25cm
Author Profile
Dr M R Umesh, Assistant Professor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (UAS), Karnataka. He earned MS and Ph.D. from UAS, Bangalore, specialized in Agronomy and later Post–Doctoral Fellow in New Mexico State University, NM, US. He has nine years of experience at various levels on maize agronomy, water management and cropping system research. He has published more than 40 research articles, 20 book chapters, 10 research bulletins and extension literature for the benefit of farming commun
About The Book
This book is a comprehensive knowledge source to the researchers, teaching faculty, students and other agriculture professionals. Not only importance of water is highlighted as a precious non-renewable natural resource but also the on-farm water management is equally emphasized considering the high water requiring crops as well as most efficient irrigation systems and practices with necessary work sheets. It is hoped that the book serves as a reference source for graduate and post graduate stud
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
List of Contributors xiii
1. Water Productivity: Why and How? 1
B.M. Chittapur and M.R. Umesh
2. Concepts of Soil-Water-Plant-Atmosphere Relationship in
Water Management 21
M.R. Umesh and Jagadish
3. Water Efficient Crops and Cropping Systems 31
M.R. Umesh and Jagadish
4. Real Water Saving in Rice Based Cropping Systems 43
B.K. Desai, S.R. Rajesh and U.N. Santhosh
5. Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations to
Mitigate Water Stress 55
