Advances in irrigation agronomy : fruit crops / M.K.V. Carr, Cranfield University, UK.

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- pt. I Background -- Reasons for writing this book -- Definitions -- Which fruit crops to review? -- Centres of origin and production -- Production systems -- Intensification -- Irrigation -- pt. II Understanding Crop Productivity -- Crop development stages -- Plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- pt. III Irrigation Systems -- Irrigation scheduling -- Conclusion -- 2. Avocado -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 3. Cashew -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Water productivity.

Contents note continued: Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 4. Citrus -- Introduction -- Species and centres of production -- Crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- General conclusions -- Summary -- 5. Date palm -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Salinity -- Summary: Salinity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 6. Lychee -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements.

Contents note continued: Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 7. Macadamia -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 8. Mango -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Water management -- Summary: water management -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 9. Olive -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations.

Contents note continued: Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 10. Papaya -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 11. Passion fruit -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: plant development -- Plant--water relations -- Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 12. Pineapple -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant--water relations.

Contents note continued: Summary: plant--water relations -- Crop water requirements and water productivity -- Summary: crop water requirements and water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- General conclusions -- Summary -- 13. Synthesis -- Crop comparisons -- Reporting research -- Global challenges -- Concluding comment.

As global pressure on water resources intensifies, it is essential that scientists understand the role that water plays in the development of crops and how such knowledge can be applied to improve water productivity. Linking crop physiology, agronomy and irrigation practices, this book focuses on eleven key fruit crops upon which millions of people in the tropics and subtropics depend for their livelihoods (avocado, cashew, Citrus spp., date palm, lychee, macadamia, mango, olive, papaya, passion fruit and pineapple). Each chapter reviews international irrigation research on an individual fruit crop, identifying opportunities for improving the effectiveness of water allocation and encouraging readers to link scientific knowledge with practical applications. Clearly written and well illustrated, this is an ideal resource for engineers, agronomists and researchers concerned with how the productivity of irrigated agriculture can be improved, in the context of climate change, and the need for growers to demonstrate good irrigation practices.