"Irrigation in Agroecosystems" ed. by Gabrijel Ondrasek

This volume is dedicated to agroecosystem - one of the most fascinating, purposely human-created functional units, by which human species made a huge leap from predators and nomads to food growers (agriculturists).

Irrigation is one of the oldest and still one of the most effective agricultural practices for providing continuous and quality foodstuffs.


Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Irrigation after Millennia - Still One of the Most Effective Strategies for Sustainable Management of Water Footprint in Agricultural Crops
2 Informational Entropy Approach for Rating Curve Assessment in Rough and Smooth Irrigation Ditch
3 Irrigation Management Practices and Their Influence on Fruit Agroecosystem
4 Using Smartphone Technologies to Manage Irrigation
5 Deficit Irrigation in Mediterranean Fruit Trees and Grapevines: Water Stress Indicators and Crop Responses
6 Water Footprint Differences of Producing Cultivars of Selected Crops in New Zealand
7 Water Quality in Irrigated Paddv Systems
8 Management of Plant Disease Epidemics with Irrigation Practices
9 Paddy Fields as Artificial and Temporal Wetland
10 Traditional Water Meadov/s: A Sustainable Management Type for the Future?