Fertigation: A Pathway to Sustainable Food Production: Basics and Applications

Preface
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction to Chemigation and Fertigation
	1.1 Advantages
	1.2 Disadvantages and Potential Risks
	1.3 Factors Affecting Chemigation and Fertigation
		1.3.1 Irrigation System Characteristics
		1.3.2 Soil Characteristics
		1.3.3 Topography
	References
2 Selecting an Injector for Fertilizer/Chemical Injection
	2.1 Fertigation Injectors
	2.2 The Chemical Supply Tank
	2.3 Venturi
	2.4 Piston Pumps
	2.5 The Hydraulic Piston Motor Injector (Hydraulic Energy)
	2.6 Diaphragm Pumps
	2.7 Electric Dosing Pumps
	Reference
3 Fertilizers for Fertigation
	3.1 Forms of Fertilizers
	3.2 Suitability of Fertilizers
		3.2.1 Solubility
		3.2.2 Acidity
		3.2.3 Corrosion
	3.3 Compatibility of Fertilizers
	Reference
4 Major, Secondary and Micronutrient Fertilizers Used in Fertigation
	4.1 Major Nutrients
		4.1.1 Nitrogen (N)
		4.1.2 Phosphorus (P)
		4.1.3 Potassium
	4.2 Secondary Nutrients
		4.2.1 Calcium (Ca)
		4.2.2 Magnesium (Mg)
		4.2.3 Sulphur (S)
	4.3 Micronutrients
		4.3.1 Micronutrient Forms Used in Fertigation
		4.3.2 Micronutrients Availability as Related to Soil pH
	References
5 Fertigation Practices: An Egyptian Case Study
	5.1 Field Crops
		5.1.1 Barley
		5.1.2 Chickpea
		5.1.3 Faba Bean
		5.1.4 Maize
		5.1.5 Wheat
	5.2 Intercropping Pattern
		5.2.1 Sunflower with Peanut
	5.3 Sugar Crops
		5.3.1 Sugar Beet
	5.4 Oil Crops
		5.4.1 Canola
		5.4.2 Canola
		5.4.3 Peanut
		5.4.4 Rapeseed
		5.4.5 Sunflower
	5.5 Fodder Crops
		5.5.1 Alfalfa
		5.5.2 Cowpea
		5.5.3 Fodder Beet
		5.5.4 Fodder Beet (Voroshenger Var.)
		5.5.5 Pearl Millet
		5.5.6 Sudan Grass
	5.6 Chai, Foino, Niger and White Perilla Crops (New Crops Grown in Egypt)
		5.6.1 Chia Crop (Salvia hispanica L.)
		5.6.2 Fonio Millet (Digitariaexilis Stapf)
		5.6.3 Niger (Guizotiaabyssinic a (L. F.) Cass.)
		5.6.4 White Perilla Crop (Perilla Frutescens, Family Lamiaceae)
	5.7 Fibre Crops
		5.7.1 Cotton (Sandy Soil)
		5.7.2 Cotton (Calcareous Soil)
	5.8 Orchards
		5.8.1 Perennial Orchards
		5.8.2 Deciduous Orchards
	5.9 Vegetable Crops
		5.9.1 Cabbage
		5.9.2 Cantaloupe
		5.9.3 Cucumber
		5.9.4 Eggplant
		5.9.5 Garlic
		5.9.6 Hot Pepper
		5.9.7 Lettuce
		5.9.8 Okra
		5.9.9 Onion Crop (Sandy Soil)
	5.10 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
		5.10.1 Coriander Plants
		5.10.2 Lemongrass (Cymbopogoncitratus)
		5.10.3 Licorice Extract
	5.11 Cut Flowers
		5.11.1 Zinniaelegans
	5.12 Future Trends in Fertigation
	References
Fertigation Calculations
Example: Calibration of an Injection Pump
Calculate the Quantities of Fertilizers Needed for Fertigation
Uncited References