RESEARCH ADVANCES IN IRRIGATION METHODS FOR EFFICIENT WATER APPLICATION: SOUTH AFRICA - Management, Performance, and Applications of Micro Irrigation Systems - page 45

CHAPTER 4
RESEARCH ADVANCES IN IRRIGATION
METHODS FOR EFFICIENT WATER
APPLICATION: SOUTH AFRICA
FELIX B. REINDERS
CONTENTS
4.1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 44
4.2 Improved Flood-Irrigation Approach............................................................... 44
4.3 Computerized Irrigation Design ...................................................................... 45
4.4 Containing Losses During Center-Pivot Irrigation .......................................... 45
4.5 Performance of Two Types of Sprinkler Irrigation Emitters ........................... 45
4.6 Management of Surface- and Subsurface-Drip Irrigation Systems ................. 46
4.7 The Water-Balance Approach .......................................................................... 46
4.8 Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................ 53
4.9 Summary .......................................................................................................... 54
Keywords .................................................................................................................. 55
References ................................................................................................................. 55
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at the Water Research Commission (WRC) 40-Year Celebration Conference, Kempton Park - South Africa,
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