HANDBOOK ON PRESSURIZED
IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 2007

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Table of contents

Foreword  [Download  395Kb]
Acknowledgements
List of acronyms

Chapter 1:   [Download  286Kb]
Introduction

Chapter 2:   [Download  532Kb]
Pressure Piped Irrigation Techniques

Chapter 3: [Download  1,166Kb –  1,105Kb –  1,075Kb –  1,188Kb]
Irrigation equipment and jointing techniques

Chapter 4:   [Download  229Kb]
System design

Chapter 5:   [Download  219Kb]
Equipment, standards and tenders for supply

Chapter 6:  [Download  221Kb]
Irrigation scheduling

Chapter 7:   [Download  543Kb]
Water quality for irrigation

Chapter 8:   [Download  709Kb]
Hose-move sprinkler irrigation

Chapter 9:   [Download  803Kb –  773Kb]
Traveller spray booms irrigation systems

Chapter 10:   [Download  696Kb –  665Kb –  859Kb –  532Kb]
The center pivot irrigation system

Chapter 11:  [Download  599Kb]
Microsprinklers

Chapter 12:  [Download  545Kb –  658Kb]
Minisprinklers

Chapter 13:  [Download  702Kb]
Bubbler irrigation of trees

Chapter 14:  [Download  549Kb –  544Kb]
Drip irrigation

Chapter 15:  [Download  694Kb –  591Kb]
Low-cost family drip irrigation system

Chapter 16:  [Download  438Kb]
Fertigation

Chapter 17:  [Download  736Kb]
Low-cost pipes distribution system

Chapter 18:  [Download  652Kb –  671Kb]
Low-cost hose irrigation

Chapter 19:  [Download  198Kb]
An outline for engineering investigation for
  a pressurized irrigation system

Chapter 20:  [Download  186Kb]
Operation and Maintenance

Chapter 21:  [Download  251Kb]
Irrigation terminology

Chapter 22:  [Download  330Kb]
Irrigation equipment supply database - IES

Annex:  [Download  157Kb]
Units Conversion Table