Emerging Technologies in Agricultural Engineering

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus; and Senior Acquisitions Editor and Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief in Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering for Apple Academic Press Inc. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering in 1986 from College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. On September 16, 2005, he was proclaimed as "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneer work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of 45 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and textbooks and has edited over 25 books. He received his BSc degree in engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; his MSc and PhD degrees from Ohio State University, Columbus; and his Master of Divinity degree from Puerto Rico Evangelical Seminary, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, USA.

• Preface. Emerging Technologies. Issues and Opportunities to Augment Crop Production: Drainage Congestion in Hirakud Command, Odisha. Irrigation Technology Options for Selected Agricultural Crops. Energy Management in Agriculture. Solar Energy: Principles and Applications. Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion by Inoculation with Compost. Tractor Utilization in Vidarbha Region, India. Performance of Reversible Mold Board Plough. Performance of Self-Propelled Inter-Cultivator. Management of Natural Resources. Agrobiodiversity: Collection and Conservation from Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of India. Watershed Development and Management. Water Resources of India: Problems, Solutions and Prospects. Present Status of Water Resources in Tamil Nadu. Water Conservation and Increased Crop Production under Precision Farming. Principles of Soil and Water Engineering. Basics of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. Index.

"Agricultural engineers are indispensable for energy and food security. It is our ethical duty to educate the public on food security."—Miguel A Muñoz, PhD, Ex-President of University of Puerto Rico; and Professor/ Soil Scientist"Emerging technologies have matured into reliable and practical applications over the past couple of decades. The usage of emerging technologies, especially in the energy and natural resources field, continues to increase in the world, and this book series will serve as a reference for engineer and practitioners worldwide."—Felix B. Reinders, Professional Engineer Agricultural Research Council- Institute for Agricultural Engineering, South Africa