CONTENTS
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
List of Symbols
Preface 1 By Megh R. Goyal
Preface 2 By Balram Panigrahi
Preface 3 By Sudhindra N. Panda
Warning/Disclaimer
About the Senior Editor-In-Chief
About the Editor Dr. Balram Panigrahi
About the Editor DR. Sudhindra Nath Panda
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PART I: Performance of Vegetable Crops
1. Performance of Winter Vegetables Under Gravity-Fed Drip Irrigation System
Lala I. P. Ray, I. Suting, K. Siangshai, A. K. Singh, Ram Singh and P. K. Bora
2. Performance Of Drip Irrigated Capsicum Under Protected Cultivation Structures
L. N. Sethi and h. Chakraborty
3. Water Use Efficiency For Drip Irrigated Chili Under Polyethylene Mulching
M. M. Deshmukh, m. U. Kale, s. B. Wadatkar, v. A. Bhadane and s. M. Ghawade
4. Performance Of Watermelon Under Mulching, Subsurface And Surface Drip Irrigation Systems In Semi-Arid Region
M. Reddy, m. S. Ayyanagowder, m. G. Patil, B. S. Polisgowdar, m. Nemichandrappa, M. Anantachar and s. R. Balanagoudar
PART II: Performance of Fruit and Row Crops
5. Drip Irrigation Scheduling Of Citrus Reticulata Blanco (Kinnow): Using Low Cost Plant Leaf Temperature Sensor
M. Debnath, a. K. Mishra and n. Patel
6. Response Of Drip Irrigatedbanana To Differentirrigationregimes
S. K. Pattanaaik
7. Hydraulic performance of litchi and banana under drip irrigation
C. K. Saxena, A. Bajpai, A. K. Nayak, S. K. Pyasi, R. Singh and S. K. Gupta
8. Micro irrigation practices in rice grown under the sri method
D. Mahapatra, N. Sahoo and B. Panigrahi
9. Water use efficiency for sugarcane under drip irrigation
R. Gupta
10. Water use efficiency of sorghum under drip irrigation
U. M. Khodke
11. Water use Efficiency for Marigold Flower (Tagetes Erecta L.) Under Furrow and Drip Irrigation Systems
A. D. Siddapur, B. S. Polisgowdar, M. Nemichandrappa, M. S. Ayyanagowder, U. Satishkumar and A. Hugar
PART III: Practices in Drip Irrigation Design
12. Development of Software for Multi Crop Drip Irrigation Design
A. Behera, C.H.R. Subudhi and B. Panigrahi
13. Planning, Layout and Design of Drip Irrigation System
K. Choudhari
14. Head loss in double inlet lateral of a drip irrigation system
K. S. Mohanty, B. Panigrahi and J. C. Paul
15. Fertigation in a Drip Irrigation System: Evaluation of Venturi Injectors and its Simulation Study
S. V. Chavan, B. S. Polisgowdar, A. B. Joshi, M. S. Ayyanagowder, U. Satishkumar and V. B. Wali
16. Canal Water Based Pressurized Irrigation Systems In High Rainfall Areas
R. C. Srivastava and s. Mohanty
Index
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
M. Anantachar
Professor and Head, FMPE Department, College of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur – 584101, India, Mobile: +91-9480163906; E-mail:
[email protected] M. S. Ayyanagowder
Professor, Soil and Water Engineering Department, College of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur – 584101, India, Mobile: +91-9448001138; E-mail:
[email protected] Arpna Bajpai
Former MTech Student, Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Jabalpur 482004, MP, India, Mobile: +91-8989428391; E-mail:
[email protected] S. R. Balanagoudar
Assistant Professor, SAC Department, College of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur – 584101, India, Mobile: +91-9845013517; E-mail:
[email protected] Anuradha Behera
Former MTech Student, Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar – 751003, Odisha, India, Mobile: +91-9234207011; E-mail:
[email protected] V. A. Bhadane
Research Scholar, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola – 444104 (Maharashtra), India, Mobile: +91-7385071199; E-mail:
[email protected] P. K. Bora
Associate Professor, College of Agricultural Engineering and Postharvest Technology, Ranipool, Gangtok – 737135, Sikkim, India, E-mail:
[email protected] Hillolmoy Chakraborty
PhD Research Scholar (Water Resources Development and Management), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Triguna Sen School of Technology, Assam University (Central University), Silchar – 788011, Cachar, Assam, India, Mobile: +91-9435588268, E-mail:
[email protected] S. V. Chavan
Assistant Professor, SIT – Kolhapur, Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, College of Agricultural Jainapur, Kolhapur – 416101, India, Mobile: +91-9975322017; E-mail:
[email protected] Kishor Choudhari
Design and Project Engineer, Jain Irrigation System Ltd., Jain Plastic Park, N.H. No. 6, BAMBHORI, Jalgaon – 425001, Maharashtra, India; Tel.: +91-2572258011; Mobile: +91-9767778468; E-mail:
[email protected] Manish Debnath
PhD Research Scholar (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi – 110012, India, Mobile: +91-8750761616; E-mail:
[email protected] M. M. Deshmukh
Associate Professor, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola – 444104 (Maharashtra), India, Mobile: +91-9921130260; E-mail:
[email protected] S. M. Ghawade
Breeder cum Horticulturi...