Irrigation Scheduling: From Theory to Practice - Proceedings













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Water Reports 8

FAO - Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations

ICID - CIID

Proceedings of the ICID/FAO Workshop on Irrigation Scheduling

Rome, Italy, 12-13 September 1995

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 1996

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Foreword

Executive summary

SUMMARY REPORT, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THEME 1: APPLICABILITY AND LIMITATIONS OF IRRIGATION SCHEDULING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

Applicability and limitations of irrigation scheduling methods and techniques
Weather-based irrigation scheduling for various farms (commercial and small-scale)
Tools for improving management of irrigated agricultural crop systems
How farmers use information obtained from irrigation advisory services in France
A microcomputer scheduling program for supplementary irrigation
Simple irrigation calendars: A foundation for water management
Irriguide: An irrigation scheduling system to take account of variable rainfall, soil texture and cropping pattern
Irrigation scheduling with gypsum blocks in Austria

THEME 2: INTER-RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ON-FARM IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND IRRIGATION SCHEDULING METHODS: PERFORMANCE, PROFITABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Inter-relationships between irrigation scheduling methods and on-farm irrigation systems
Surface irrigation management in real time in southeastern Australia: Irrigation scheduling and field application
The need to improve the on-farm performance of irrigation systems to apply upgraded irrigation scheduling
Evaluation of an irrigation scheduling programme for providing advice to farmers
Irrigation scheduling in large-scale sprinkler irrigation in the Wielkopolska region of Poland
Environmental impact of water-saving irrigation for rice

THEME 3: CONSTRAINTS AND APPLICABILITY OF IRRIGATION SCHEDULING UNDER LIMITED WATER RESOURCES, VARIABLE RAINFALL AND SALINE CONDITIONS

Constraints and applicability of irrigation scheduling under limited water resources, variable rainfall and saline conditions
A model for assessing crop response and water management in saline conditions
MARKVAND: An irrigation scheduling system for use under limited irrigation capacity in a temperate humid climate
Tactical irrigation management using real time EPIC-phase model and weather forecast: Experiment on maize
Sustainable irrigation scheduling: Effects of saline water on soil physical properties
Irrigation scheduling for conjunctive use of rainfall and irrigation based on yield-water relationships

THEME 4: REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPROVED INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RESEARCHERS, MANAGERS, EXTENSIONISTS AND FARMERS

Requirements for improved interactive communication between researchers, managers, extensionists and farmers
Better research-extension-farmer interaction can improve the impact of irrigation scheduling techniques
Farmers' participatory approach for improvement of present status of irrigation water utilization in DVC canal command
Participatory action research to improve irrigation operations: Examples from Indonesia and India
Encouraging irrigation scheduling: A cost-benefit approach
Introduction of water-saving irrigation scheduling through improved water delivery: A case study from China

THEME 5: INTERACTION BETWEEN WATER DELIVERY AND IRRIGATION SCHEDULING

Interaction between water delivery and irrigation scheduling
Essential water delivery policies for modern on-farm irrigation management
Irrigation scheduling at system level: An analysis of practical applications of the INCA software
Selection of operation methods in canal irrigation delivery systems
The discrepancy between irrigation scheduling and actual water distribution: An analysis and suggestions for possible solutions
Remote sensing and simulation modelling for on-demand irrigation systems management
SIMIS and an integrated administration of an irrigation project. Case study: Matriz Gil secondary canal, Mendoza, Argentina

THEME 6: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY CONSTRAINTS

Social, cultural, institutional and policy constraints
Policy choices and their impact on the flexibility of on-farm irrigation scheduling in the Triffa scheme
Institutional conditions for effective water delivery and irrigation scheduling in large gravity systems: Evidence from Pakistan
System captives: Change and stagnation in farmer-managed water delivery schedules
Applicability of irrigation scheduling in developing countries
Charging for irrigation water by volume-electricity would conserve water resources in Greece
Irrigation scheduling in a developing country: Experiences from Tamil Nadu, India

List of contributors