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Irrigation management for combating desertification in the Aral Sea basin. Assessment and tools

Findings of the Cooperative EU research project CIRMAN-ARAL ICA2—CT-2000—10039

ISBN 9965-25-744-2

  Cover Page

  Foreword

  Table of Contents

  Part 1. Introduction

  Introduction to innovation tools and management practices for sustainable irrigated agriculture in Central Asia

L.S. Pereira

  Aral Sea basin: past and future

V.A. Dukhovny, L.S. Pereira

  Part 2. Information systems and remote sensing

  Knowledge base of the project “Crop irrigation management for combating desertification in the Aral Sea Basin”

B.K. Turdybaev, I.F. Beglov, A.G. Pulatov, N.D. Ananyeva

  Information system for irrigation management to combat desertification. Application to Fergana Valley

V.I. Sokolov, A.I. Tuchin

  Remote sensing applied to irrigation

A.E. Platonov, B. Vincent

  Part 3. Farm irrigation and water management

  Model tools for irrigation scheduling simulation: WINISAREG and GISAREG

P.S. Fortes, P.R. Teodoro, A.A. Campos, P.M. Mateus, L.S. Pereira

  Testing the irrigation scheduling simulation model ISAREG for cotton and winter wheat in Central Asia

E.D. Cholpankulov, O.P Inchenkova, P. Paredes, L.S. Pereira

  Strategies for irrigation scheduling to cope with water scarcity

E.D. Cholpankulov, O.P Inchenkova, P. Paredes, L.S. Pereira

  Soil hydraulic properties of Sierozem soils and field crop observations for RZWQM application in Fergana

G.V. Stulina, M.R. Cameira

  Calibration of RZWQM and evaluation of alternative water and crop management practices

G.V. Stulina, M.R. Cameira, L.S. Pereira

  Improvements on furrow irrigation for sloping lands

K.M. Kulov, A.J. Atakanov, P.M. Jooshev, N.J. Sharshekeev

  Water and land productivity analysis

S.A. Nerozin

  Assessment of furrow irrigation improvements and water saving in cotton irrigation

M.G. Horst, Sh.Sh. Shamutalov, J.M. Gonçalves, L.S. Pereira

  Surge-flow irrigation for water saving

M.G. Horst, Sh.Sh. Shamutalov, J.M. Gonçalves, L.S. Pereira

  Part 4. Drainage and salinity control

  Drainage and salinity control: review of related problems in Central Asia

V.A. Dukhovny, Kh.I. Yakubov, P.D. Umarov

  Relationships between irrigation and drainage

V.A. Dukhovny, Kh.I. Yakubov, P.D. Umarov

  Part 5. Decision support tools

  Performance of irrigation canals and water distribution modeling

V.A. Dukhovny, A.I. Tuchin

  SADREG, a DSS for surface irrigation

J.M. Gonçalves, M.G. Horst, J. Rolim, A.P. Muga

  Irrigation demand and delivery simulation: the SEDAM DSS model

J.M. Gonçalves, A.P. Muga, P.M. Mateus, A.A. Campos

  Part 6. Future developments

  Future trends in water management for Central Asia

V.A. Dukhovny, L.S. Pereira