Practices of Irrigation & On-farm Water Management: Volume 2
In the present industrialization stage of the world, importance of agricultural (food, fodder & bio-fuel) production to feed the ever-increasing population, and to save the water resources & the environment from degradation, is increasing. The cli
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M.H. Ali
Practices of Irrigation & On-farm Water Management: Volume 2
Foreword by M.A. Salam
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Dr. M.H. Ali Agricultural Engineering Division Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) Mymensingh 2202, BAU Campus Bangladesh [email protected] (URL: www.mhali.com)
ISBN 978-1-4419-7636-9 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7637-6 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7637-6 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer soft-ware, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Agricultural technologies are very important to feed the growing world population. Scientific principles of agricultural engineering have been applied for the optimal use of natural resources in agricultural production for the benefit of humankind. The role of agricultural engineering is increasing in the coming days at the forthcoming challenges of producing more food with less water, coupled with pollution hazard in the environment and climate uncertainty. Irrigation is continually straining our limited natural resources. Whether it is through salinity, waterlogging, sedimentation, nutrient transport, or excessive water consumption, irrigation has an impact on our natural ecosystems. It is therefore important that the irrigation system is properly designed, monitored, and executed not only for the benefit of the irrigator but also for the wider community. I am happy to know that a book (2nd volume in series) entitled “Practices of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management,” written by Engr. Dr. M. H. Ali, is going to be published by Springer. This book is designed to cover the major fields of applied agricultural engineering such as designing water conveyance systems, selecting and designing irrigation systems, land and watershed management, performance evaluation of irrigation systems, drainage system, water resources management, management of salt-affected soils, pumps, renewable energy for irrigation, models and crop production functions in irrigation management, and GIS in irrigation management. This book will be quite useful for the students of agricultural engineering. Students of other related branches of engineering sciences, and engineers working in the field and at research institutes, will also be benefited. The book may serve as a
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