Publications of the Association

The UKIA has a wide range of publications available to members. Current issues are mailed to members. Back numbers of articles are catalogued and are available for members to download from the members only website. 

Newsletter

Published 3 times a year

May 2001 is available from this website as an example.

UK Irrigation - the Journal of the UKIA

(originally called Irrigation News)

UK Irrigation is published once a year. 

If you wish to publish a paper in the Journal please see the guidelines for authors

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Conference papers

Papers presented at the spring conference are published in UK Irrigation.

Technical Monographs

UKIA has sponsored the the publication of a number of technical monographs and conference proceedings. brief details are presented below. Full copies are available for downloading from the members only website.

Trickle Irrigation of Row Crops (1988)

"Trickle Irrigation of Row Crops" is based on research work carried out in the Department of Water Management at Silsoe College. Its aim is to provide guidelines for farmers and irrigation advisers on the use of trickle irrigation for row crops and especially potatoes. This publication is a practical manual which communicates the basic requirements of a trickle irrigation installation, from design considerations, through system components to system management. One of the major claims made on behalf of trickle irrigation is its cost-effectiveness, and the authors have fully covered the subject of evaluating results, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Irrigating Potatoes (1988)

This contains most of the papers presented at the first UKIA conference on "Irrigating Potatoes". The conference considered the whole issue of irrigating potatoes, from crop responses to water through equipment selection and operation to crop storage. Published in 1988, this highlights how little is known in some areas! There is by no means unanimous agreement amongst the contributors. As with so many things in agriculture, there are no easy answers - farmers still need to use their skill and experience to interpret and apply to their own farms what is recommended by scientists, engineers and economists. This publication is still very relevant to current issues.

Nitrates and Irrigation (1993)

Nitrates and Irrigation  contains papers presented at a UKIA conference on "Nitrates and Irrigation". The papers cover many of the background issues relevant to the nitrate problem and provide much of the information that is required to assess the likely problems of nitrate leaching in irrigated soils. The papers also highlight where further research is required to allow a full impact assessment for given situations.

Irrigating Potatoes (1993)

Irrigating Potatoes, published in 1993, contains papers presented at the second UKIA conference on "Irrigating Potatoes", by leading authorities on the subject. In part, this is an update of Technical Monograph 2 and considers all aspects of irrigating the potato crop, from defining the benefits, through choosing equipment, scheduling, diseases, fertiliser requirements and the choice of cultivars. There is also a chapter on soil management in relation to water conservation.

British Standards

It is not so well known that there are now many British and International Standards for irrigation equipment and its testing and installation. Of particular note for UK irrigators is BS 7562 parts 1 to 5 which covers the planning, design and installation of irrigation schemes specifically written for UK conditions. Click here for the full list.