Publisher's Synopsis
This book is for farmers, growers and advisers dealing with light lands in a temperate climate. Under these conditions irrigation offers considerable benefits for the yield, quality and continuity of supply of a wide range of crops. However, to secure economic advantage the grower has to apply the correct amount of water at exactly the right time.;This book summarizes a decade's research into the principles behind accuracy of irrigation and explains the benefits of the new techniques which have been developed.;After summarizing the principles, Roger Bailey goen on to offer practical plans for a range of crops including potatoes, sugar beet, combinable crops, field vegetables, salad crops, fruit and grassland.;He covers irrigation requirements, yield response, scheduling, water quality and problems of limited water availability, enabling the grower to plan the most effective use of the irrigation potential.
