Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management: Volume 1

 Content: Cover --
 Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management: Volume 1 --
 Foreword --
 Preface --
 Acknowledgements --
 Contents --
 Chapter 1: Introduction --
 1.1 Availability of Water in the Earth --
 1.2 Variability of Water with Time and Space --
 1.3 General Concept of Irrigation --
 1.3.1 Irrigation Scheduling --
 1.3.2 Full Irrigation --
 1.3.3 Deficit Irrigation --
 1.4 Global Outlook: World Population and World Water Use --
 1.4.1 Trend of World Water Use --
 1.5 Challenges and Opportunities in Irrigation and Water Management --
 1.5.1 Challenging Factors --
 1.5.2 Opportunities --
 1.6 Physiographic and Economic Factors Affecting Irrigation and Water Management: Case Study, Bangladesh --
 1.6.1 National Economy and Agriculture --
 1.6.2 Basic Physical Factors in Agricultural Production --
 1.6.3 Challenges and Limiting Factors in Agriculture in Bangladesh --
 1.6.4 Physical Features of Bangladesh Influencing Water Resources Utilization --
 1.6.5 Climate and Cropping Pattern --
 1.6.6 Major Source of Irrigation Water in Bangladesh and Concern of Sustainability --
 1.6.7 Considerations in Current Water-Starved Situations --
 References --
 Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Irrigation Development and Planning --
 2.1 Factors Affecting Farm Production --
 2.1.1 Agro-Ecological Factor/Constraint --
 2.1.2 Soil Factor --
 2.1.3 Hydrological Factor --
 2.1.4 Crop Factor --
 2.1.5 Water Management --
 2.1.6 Fertility Management --
 2.1.7 Socio-Economic Factor/Constraint --
 2.1.8 Other Management Factors --
 2.2 Important Factors Affecting Irrigation Planning and Development --
 2.2.1 Soil --
 2.2.2 Climate --
 2.2.3 Topography --
 2.2.4 Water Source --
 2.2.5 Crop(s) to be Cultivated --
 2.2.6 Energy --
 2.2.7 Labor --
 2.2.8 Capital --
 2.2.9 Commodity/Product Market --
 2.2.10 Economic Factor --
 2.2.11 Environmental Aspect --
 2.2.12 National Policy and Priority --
 2.2.13 Socio-Cultural Aspects --
 2.2.14 Institutional Infrastructure --
 2.3 Irrigation Development in Asia and Pacific Region --
 2.3.1 Progressive Irrigation Development in Bangladesh --
 2.3.2 Irrigation Development in China --
 2.3.3 Irrigation Development in Iran --
 2.4 Impact of Irrigation on Environment and Ecosystem --
 2.4.1 Positive Impacts --
 2.4.2 Negative Impacts --
 2.4.3 Degradation of Water Quality --
 2.4.4 Groundwater Abstraction --
 2.4.5 Water-Logging and Salinity --
 2.4.6 Health Risk --
 2.4.7 Simplification and Homogenization of the World180;s Ecosystem --
 2.5 Land Classification for Irrigation --
 2.5.1 Concept of Land Classification --
 2.5.2 Importance of Land Classification --
 2.5.3 Standards of Land Classification --
 2.5.4 Process of Land Classification --
 2.5.5 USBR Land Classification System --
 Relevant Journals --
 Relevant FAO Papers/Bulletins --
 Questions --
 References --
 Chapter 3: Weather --
 3.1 Concept of Weather and Climate --
 3.2 Importance of Weather in Agriculture and Water Management --
 3.3 Basic Mechanisms of Weather Variability --
 3.3.1 Sun- Earth Geometry --
 3.3.2 Role of Monsoon Wind --
 3.3.3 Interaction Between Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land Surfaces --
 3.4 Weather Factors Determining/Influencing Crop Water Demand --
 3.4.1 Temperature --
 3.4.2 Humidity --
 3.4.3 Solar Radiation --
 3.4.4 Wind Speed --
 3.4.5 Sunshine Hour --
 3.5 Weather Elements Affecting Agriculture and Crop Productio.