Irrigation: Scheduling

·      the ways in which specific crops respond to stress and the effects of the timing and degree of stress and the growth stage of the crop

·      evapotranspiration (ET) and  crop water use to schedule irrigations

·      developing an irrigation schedule

·      terms used to describe the amount of water available to a crop

·      soil moisture probes and where to locate them

·      water quality issues to consider.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Safety

Chapter 3: Environmental Impacts Of Irrigation     

Chapter 4: The Need For Water Varies

Chapter 5: Factors Affecting Evapotranspiration

Chapter 6: Scheduling Irrigations

Chapter 7: How Soil Holds Water

Chapter 8: Data From Soil Moisture Probes

Chapter 9: Do You Need A Calibrated Probe?

Chapter 10: Implementing A Deficit Strategy

Chapter 11: Placement Of Soil Probes

Chapter 12: Irrigation Water Quality

Appendix 1: Determining PAWC

Appendix 2: Determining RAW From Soil Texture

Appendix 3: Determining Starting And Final Soil Moisture

Appendix 4: Calibration Of Soil Moisture Monitoring Tools

Appendix 5: IrriSAT – Weather based scheduling tool

Further Information