R.J. Oosterbaan

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Copy of chapter 17 in: H.P.Ritzema (Ed.), Drainage Principles and Applications,
ILRI Publication 16, second revised edition, 1994, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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17. AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE CRITERIA TABLE OF CONTENTS   17.1 Introduction 17.2 Types and Applications of Agricultural Drainage Systems         17.2.1 Definitions         17.2.2 Classification         17.2.3 Applications 17.3 Analysis of Agricultural Drainage Systems         17.3.1 Objectives and Effects         17.3.2 Agricultural Criterion Factors and Object Functions         17.3.3 Water table Indices for Drainage Design         17.3.4 Steady-State Versus Unsteady-State Drainage Equations         17.3.5 Critical Duration, Storage Capacity, and Design Discharge                17.3.6 Irrigation, Soil Salinity, and Subsurface Drainage         17.3.7 Summary: Formulation of Agricultural Drainage Criteria 17.4 Effects of Field Drainage Systems on Agriculture         17.4.1 Field Drainage Systems and Crop Production         17.4.2 Water table and Crop Production         17.4.3 Water table and Soil Conditions         17.4.4 Summary 17.5 Examples of Agricultural Drainage Criteria         17.5.1 Rain-Fed Lands in a Temperate Humid Zone         17.5.2 Irrigated Lands in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions         17.5.3 Irrigated Lands in Sub-Humid Zones         17.5.4 Rain-Fed Lands in Tropical Humid Zones References

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