Encyclopedia of Water Science

Hardcover  1104  ISBN 0824709470      £370.00

Abounding with figures, images, and illustrations previously unavailable in print publications, the Encyclopedia of Water Science provides instant access to the most effective procedures in agricultural water engineering, unveiling a wide spectrum of design concepts, methodologies, and solutions for enhanced performance of water quality, treatment, conservation, and irrigation methods, as well as improved water efficiency in agricultural programs.

Offers unique and valuable sections on library resources and organizations in the field!

A direct and reliable source for best practices in water handling, preservation, and recovery, the Encyclopedia of Water Science addresses challenges in the provision of safe water supplies for the 21st century€guiding professionals as they face a worldwide demand for sanitary and affordable water reserves.

The only source to provide full coverage of current debates in the field, the Encyclopedia offers professional expertise on vital issues including:

• current laws and regulations
• irrigation management
• agricultural water economics
• agroforestry
• erosion control
• nutrient best management practices
• water sanitation

Contents

Acidification for Prevention of Clogging of Drip Lines and Emitters
Agroforestry for Enhancing Water Use Efficiency
Aquifers, Karst: Water Quality and Water-Resource Problems
Chlorination for Disinfection and Prevention of Clogging of Drip Lines and Emitters
Crop Plants: Critical Developmental Stages of Water Stress Drainage: Inadequacy and Crop Response
Drought Hardening and Presowing Seed Hardening
Erosion Control, Tillage/Residue Methods
Evaporation from Lakes and Large Bodies of Water
Fertilizer/Pesticide Leaching, Irrigation Management and
Global Temperature Change and Terrestrial Ecology
Groundwater Law of the Western United States
Groundwater Pollution by Nitrogen Fertilizers
Groundwater Pollution by Phosphorus Fertilizers
Groundwater Quality, Irrigated Agriculture and
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Science and Technology in Ancient Greece
Irrigated Agriculture, Economic Impacts of Investments in
Irrigation Scheduling by Remote Sensing Technologies
Irrigation Scheduling with Plant Indicators: Field Applications
Livestock and Poultry Production, Water Consumption for
Oxygen Measurement: Biological-Chemical Oxygen Demand
Plant Exposure to Water Stress During Specific Growth Stages
Plant Water Stress: Optional Parameters for Stress Relief
Precipitation Measurements with Remote Sensors
Psychrometry for Measuring Plant and Soil Water Status: Theory, Types, and Uses
Quality Influenced by Livestock Production on Range and Pasture Land
Rural Water Supply, Water Harvesting for
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