Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management: Volume 1

Agriculture is one of the few industries that has been creating resources conti- ously from nature. Sustainability of this industry is a crucial issue at now-a-days. Agricultural technologies are important to feed the growing world population. Agricultural engineering has been applying scienti? c principles for the optimal use of natural resources in agricultural production for the bene? t of humankind. The role of agricultural engineering is increasing in the coming days at the forthcoming challenges of producing more food with less water coupled with climate uncertainty. I am happy to know that a book entitled „Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management“, written by Engr. Dr. M. H. Ali, is going to be p- lished by Springer. The book is designed to cover the major ? elds of agricultural and environmental engineering such as weather, plant, soil, water, and basics of on-farm water management. The book will be quite useful for the students of agricultural engineering. Students of other related branches of engineering s- ences, and engineers working in the ? eld and at research institutes will also be beni? ted. The book may serve as a text book for the students and as a practical hand-book for the practitioners and researchers in the ? eld of irrigation and on-farm water management. Utilization of the recent literature in the area and citation of relevant journals / reports have added a special value to this book. Considering the topics covered, engineers, scientists, practitioners, and educators will ? nd this book as a valuable resource.