{"product_id":"9781771880176","title":"Sustainable Practices in Surface and Subsurface Micro Irrigation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eResearch Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSustainable Practices in Surface and Subsurface Micro Irrigation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMegh R. Goyal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Life Sciences \/ Botany\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new book, \u003cb\u003eSustainable Practices in Surface and Subsurface Micro Irrigation\u003c\/b\u003e, offers a vast amount of knowledge and techniques necessary to develop and manage a drip\/trickle or micro irrigation system. The information covered has worldwide applicability to irrigation management in agriculture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on both subsurface and surface micro irrigation, chapters in the book cover a variety of new research and information on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Irrigation water requirements for tanier, vegetables, bananas, plantains, beans, and papaya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Irrigating different types of soils, including sandy soils, wet soils, and mollisols\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• New applications for micro irrigation using existing technology, such as meteorological instruments and MicroCAD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Meteorological instruments for water management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Megh R. Goyal received a BSc degree in engineering in 1971, MSc degree in 1977, PhD degree in 1979, and Master of Divinity degree in 2001. He spent a one-year sabbatical leave in 2002–03 at the Biomedical Engineering Department of Florida International University, Miami, USA. Since 1971, he has worked as lecturer\/research assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and The Ohio State University, and professor – cum research agricultural engineer at Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus. At present, he is a retired professor in agricultural and biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico. He is also senior acquisitions editor for Apple Academic Press, Inc., in the areas of agricultural science and biomedical engineering, as well as senior editor-in-chief of the book series Advances in Bioengineering Research and Applications, published by AAP. He has authored more than 200 articles in technical journals and textbooks, including \u003ci\u003eElements of Agroclimatology\u003c\/i\u003e (Spanish) by UNISARC; Colombia, two \u003ci\u003eBibliographies on Drip Irrigation\u003c\/i\u003e; the books \u003ci\u003eBiofluid Dynamics of Human Body, Management of Drip\/Trickle or Micro Irrigation, Evapotranspiration: Principles and Applications for Water Management,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBiomechanics of Artificial Organs and Prostheses;\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the three volume series on Research Advances on Sustainable Micro Irrigation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 August 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCRC Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApple Academic Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781771880176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e392\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547604566156,"sku":"9781771880176","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781771880176","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}