Evaluation of relevant sprayer parameters for use with precision irrigation in landscape

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 865-869
Author(s):  
S. Shahidian ◽  
J. M. R. Serrano ◽  
R. Hakimi
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Field Evaluation ◽  
Uniformity Coefficient ◽  
Actual Field ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Good Uniformity ◽  
Application Depth ◽  
Precision Irrigation

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the capacity of existing landscape irrigation equipment to deliver the expected irrigation depth at a level of uniformity that can potentially be used in a precision irrigation management environment. Popular pop-up sprayer systems from two leading manufacturers (Rain-bird and Hunter variable arc and fixed arc nozzles) were subject to spatial distribution tests, in order to establish the application patterns under ideal conditions. The results indicate that it is not possible to fully rely on the catalog application depth values, with some variable arc nozzles applying up to 200% of the catalog values. These nozzles can have low values of uniformity, with Christiansen´s uniformity coefficient, CU, of between 0.31 and 0.70, making it difficult to obtain good uniformity even under a back-to-back setting. These results indicate that variable arc nozzles are not recommended for use in precision agriculture. It is preferable to use fixed arc nozzles, after actual field evaluation.

scholarly journals Use of centrifugal pumps with shielded asynchronous motors in precision irrigation systems for precision agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 845 (1) ◽  
pp. 012134
Author(s):  
A G Chernykh
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Storage Tank ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
Centrifugal Pumps ◽  
Irrigation Systems ◽  
Pumping Equipment ◽  
Precision Irrigation

Abstract Precision irrigation in the context of precision farming principles should be based on a systematic approach to achieve the targets of meeting the average spatial needs of crops for water and dissolved nutrients. Precision irrigation, based on advanced irrigation management technologies, combined with remote sensing and simulation technologies, provides a practical solution to the problem of managing the spatial and temporal components of water to meet the specific needs of individual plants. The spatial component of water equivalent to its volume is supplied to the irrigation zone by means of supply water pipes, and the temporary component equivalent to its flow is provided by means of booster pumps. With intensive water consumption, the supply pipelines do not provide the irrigation systems with the required volumes of water. In this case, the static water supply is provided by using storage tanks. In this paper, the need to use a storage tank as a technical component of irrigation management is considered from the point of view of solving a specific management problem related to ensuring the current value of the green mass per unit area of sowing to the level of its calculated value. The use of a storage tank and a group of centrifugal pumps of a special hermetic design as pumping equipment allows you to obtain a closed-type irrigation scheme that has the necessary reserve of static and dynamic stability of the flow characteristics.

Ensuring of irrigation machines application depth in uniformity’s distribution

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Gennadiy Ol'garenko ◽  
Boris Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Application Depth ◽  
Water Supply Pipeline

A method of rain uniformity’s distribution was presented for different spraying devices, which were set on irrigation machines working in different mode of moving. A method for effective irrigation radius and width calculation was justified by using irrigation depth uniformity values from the area under water supply pipeline of the irrigation machine.

A Self-Powered, Real-Time, NRF24L01 IoT Based-Cloud Enabled Service For Smart Agriculture Decision-Making System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Lova Raju ◽  
V. Vijayaraghavan
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Field Evaluation ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Heat Index ◽  
Low Noise Amplifiers ◽  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Self Powered ◽  
Smart Agriculture

Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) based automation has provided sophisticated research and developments in the field of agriculture. In agriculture field production, using environmental and deployment sensors like DHT11, soil moisture, soil temperature, and so on, IoT has been utilised to monitor field conditions and automation in precision agriculture. The environmental parameters, field evaluation, deployment parameters, and shortage of water has become an unresolved task for agriculture monitoring. All of this leads to insufficient production of the agricultural crop. To eradicate the above-mentioned problems, we proposed a system in the using an architectural manner. This system uses an NRF24L01 module with in-built power and low noise amplifiers to enable a long-distance communication for transmission of the field information about the current crop situation to the farmers. This work is investigating an appropriate, reasonable, and applied IoT technology for precision agriculture by considering various applications of agriculture and experiments. The proposed system reduces power consumption, and improves operational efficiency. The proposed system reduces human efforts and also evaluates heat index measurement to monitor the environment. Based on the experiments, the current consumption and life expectancy of the AWMU are determined to be 0.02819 A and 3 days 20 hours 13 minutes and 47 seconds, respectively. Furthermore, the maximum transmission of AWMU is in an environmental location is 200 meters line of sight from the router.

scholarly journals EFEITO DE DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO NAS VARIÁVEIS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO E PRODUÇÃO DO CAFEEIRO IRRIGADO POR PIVÔ CENTRAL

Irriga ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Rossi Vicente ◽  
Everardo Chartuni Mantovani ◽  
ANDRÉ LUÍS TEIXEIRA FERNANDES ◽  
FÁBIO TEIXEIRA DELAZARI ◽  
EDMILSON MARQUES FIGUEREDO
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Coffea Arabica ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Center Pivot ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Level Of Significance

EFEITO DE DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO NAS VARIÁVEIS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO E PRODUÇÃO DO CAFEEIRO IRRIGADO POR PIVÔ CENTRAL  MARCELO ROSSI VICENTE1; EVERARDO CHARTUNI MANTOVANI2; ANDRÉ LUÍS TEIXEIRA FERNANDES3; FÁBIO TEIXEIRA DELAZARI4 E EDMILSON MARQUES FIGUEREDO5 1 Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais, Salinas, MG, [email protected] Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, [email protected] Universidade de Uberaba, Uberaba, MG, Fábio Teixeira Delazari, [email protected] Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, [email protected] Bahia Farm Show, Luís Eduardo Magalhães, BA, [email protected]  1      RESUMO O presente trabalho foi conduzido com objetivo de avaliar o efeito de diferentes lâminas de irrigação nas variáveis de produção, estádios maturação de frutos e eficiência no uso da água pela cultura do cafeeiro irrigado por pivô central equipado com emissores LEPA, na região Oeste da Bahia. Realizou-se o trabalho na fazenda Café do Rio Branco, localizada em Barreiras - BA em cafeeiros adultos da variedade Catuaí IAC 144. O experimento obedeceu ao delineamento de blocos casualizados, composto de cinco tratamentos correspondentes à 70, 85, 100, 125 e 150% da lâmina de irrigação determinada pelo software Irriplus. As produtividades, os estádios de maturação dos frutos e eficiência no uso da água do cafeeiro foram submetidos à análise de variância e regressão, em que os modelos foram escolhidos baseados na significância dos coeficientes de regressão utilizando-se o teste t de 1 a 10% de probabilidade. Diante dos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluir que, a produtividade da cultura do café foi expressivamente dependente da lâmina de água aplicada, sendo que a maior produtividade (60 sc ha-1) foi alcançada com a lâmina de irrigação acumulada de 661 mm ano-1, correspondente à 96% da lâmina de irrigação determinada pelo software Irriplus. A lâmina que proporcionou a máxima porcentagem de frutos cereja (44,1%) foi de 723 mm ano-1 (105%). A lâmina que proporcionou a maior eficiência no uso da água foi de 480 mm ano-1 (70%). Palavras-Chave: Coffea arabica, manejo da irrigação, emissor LEPA, uso eficiente da água.  VICENTE, M. R.; MANTOVANI, E. M.; FERNANDES, A. L. T.; DELAZARI, F. T.; FIGUEREDO, E. M.EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF IRRIGATION DEPTHS   ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTION VARIABLES OF COFFEE UNDER CENTER PIVOT  IRRIGATION     2        ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different irrigation depths on yield, ripening stages and water use efficiency by the   coffee crop irrigated by center pivot with LEPA emitters in western Bahia. The experiment was carried out at the Café Rio Branco farm, in Barreiras city, Bahia state, using  adult coffee trees of cv. Catuaí IAC 144. A completely randomized block design was used with five treatments consisting of 70, 85, 100, 125 and 150 % of ETc, determined by the Irriplus software.  Data of yield, fruit ripening stage and water use efficiency were evaluated   using analyses of variance  and regression. Models were chosen based on level of significance of   regression coefficients using the Student´s t-test, 1 to  10% probability.  Based on the results,  coffee crop yield was highly dependent on  the water depth applied. The highest yield (3.6 ton/ha) was achieved  using accumulated irrigation depth of 661 mm year -1 (96 % of Etc).  Water depths of   723 mm year-1 (105 %) and 480 mm year-1 (70% ETc)  provided the highest percentage of cherry fruit (44.1%) and the highest water use efficiency, respectively. Keywords: Coffea arábica, irrigation management, LEPA emitter, water use efficiency.

scholarly journals IRRIGATION FREQUENCIES FOR Eucalyptus grandis SEEDLINGS

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 364-374
Author(s):  
Gustavo Henrique Miguel da Cruz ◽  
Fernando França da Cunha ◽  
Epitácio José de Souza ◽  
Andrisley Joaquim da Silva ◽  
Roberto Filgueiras
Keyword(s):  
Seed Quality ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Eucalyptus Grandis ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Crop Coefficient ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Total Seed

One of the bottlenecks in relation to the production of forest seedlings is irrigation, especially in less-tech nurseries. The small volumes of substrate, where the seedlings develop, lead to low water storage. This fact can lead to water deficit and significant losses in the production of seedlings, generating even mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the best irrigation frequencies for Eucalyptus grandis seedling production in less-tech nurseries. The experiment was conducted between 2013/08/04 and 2013/23/07 (106 days) and conducted in Chapadão do Sul county, Brazil. The experiment was set up in a randomized complete block design, with five replications. Four irrigation frequencies were tested: IF1 (one daily irrigation - 11:00 a.m.), IF2 (two daily irrigations - 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.), IF3 (three daily irrigations - 07:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.) and IF4 (four daily irrigations - 07:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.). The sample units were composed of eight seedlings in 50 cm3 conical tubes filled with soil and vermiculite in a volume ratio of 1:1. The irrigation depth was estimated by reference evapotranspiration (Penman-Monteith) multiplied by a crop coefficient equal to two. Plant height, number of definitive leaves, shoot dry mass (root and total), seed quality index, survival and efficiency of water use by eucalyptus seedlings were evaluated. The average daily irrigation depth in the experimental period was 5.2 mm. Based on the results, it is recommended for eucalyptus seedling producers, in less-tech nursery, irrigation management twice per days. (11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.).

scholarly journals A Review of Current and Potential Applications of Remote Sensing to Study the Water Status of Horticultural Crops

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Gautam ◽  
Vinay Pagay
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Water Status ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Crop Water ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Remote Measurements ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Precision Irrigation

With increasingly advanced remote sensing systems, more accurate retrievals of crop water status are being made at the individual crop level to aid in precision irrigation. This paper summarises the use of remote sensing for the estimation of water status in horticultural crops. The remote measurements of the water potential, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, canopy 3D structure, and vigour for water status estimation are presented in this comprehensive review. These parameters directly or indirectly provide estimates of crop water status, which is critically important for irrigation management in farms. The review is organised into four main sections: (i) remote sensing platforms; (ii) the remote sensor suite; (iii) techniques adopted for horticultural applications and indicators of water status; and, (iv) case studies of the use of remote sensing in horticultural crops. Finally, the authors’ view is presented with regard to future prospects and research gaps in the estimation of the crop water status for precision irrigation.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Hyperspectral Reflectance Parameters to Assess the Leaf Water Content in Soybean

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Kovar ◽  
Marian Brestic ◽  
Oksana Sytar ◽  
Viliam Barek ◽  
Pavol Hauptvogel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Leaf Water ◽  
Leaf Water Content ◽  
Content Assessment ◽  
Equivalent Water Thickness ◽  
Soybean Plants ◽  
Positive Correlations

Nondestructive assessment of water content and water stress in plants is an important component in the rational use of crop irrigation management in precision agriculture. Spectral measurements of light reflectance in the UV/VIS/NIR region (350–1075 nm) from individual leaves were acquired under a rapid dehydration protocol for validation of the remote sensing water content assessment in soybean plants. Four gravimetrical approaches of leaf water content assessment were used: relative water content (RWC), foliar water content as percent of total fresh mass (FWCt), foliar water content as percent of dry mass (FWCd), and equivalent water thickness (EWT). Leaf desiccation resulted in changes in optical properties with increasing relative reflectance at wavelengths between 580 and 700 nm. The highest positive correlations were observed for the relations between the photochemical reflectance index (PRI) and EWT (rP = 0.860). Data analysis revealed that the specific water absorption band at 970 nm showed relatively weaker sensitivity to water content parameters. The prediction of leaf water content parameters from PRI measurements was better with RMSEs of 12.4% (rP = 0.786), 9.1% (rP = 0.736), and 0.002 (rP = 0.860) for RWC, FWCt, and EWT (p < 0.001), respectively. The results may contribute to more efficient crop water management and confirmed that EWT has a statistically closer relationship with reflectance indices than other monitored water parameters.

scholarly journals Middleware to Operate Smart Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems in Real Time

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael González Perea ◽  
Aida Mérida García ◽  
Irene Fernández García ◽  
Emilio Camacho Poyato ◽  
Pilar Montesinos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Irrigation Scheduling ◽  
Real Field ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Irrigation Season

Climate change, water scarcity and higher energy requirements and electric tariff compromises the continuity of the irrigated agriculture. Precision agriculture (PA) or renewable energy sources which are based on communication and information technologies and a large amount of data are key to ensuring this economic activity and guaranteeing food security at the global level. Several works which are based on the use of PA and renewable energy sources have been developed in order to optimize different variables of irrigated agriculture such as irrigation scheduling. However, the large amount of technologies and sensors that these models need to be implemented are still far from being easily accessible and usable by farmers. In this way, a middleware called Real time Smart Solar Irrigation Manager (RESSIM) has been developed in this work and implemented in MATLABTM with the aim to provide to farmers a user-friendly tool for the daily making decision process of irrigation scheduling using a smart photovoltaic irrigation management module. RESSIM middleware was successfully tested in a real field during a full irrigation season of olive trees using a real smart photovoltaic irrigation system.

ÍNDICE DE SATISFAÇÃO DAS DEMANDAS DE ÁGUA E PRODUTIVIDADE DO FEIJÃO EM DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO EM COLATINA - ES

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Ramon Amaro de Sales ◽  
Clodoaldo Spadeto Ambrozim ◽  
Robson Prucoli Posse ◽  
Evandro Chaves de Oliveira ◽  
Sheila Prucoli Posse
Keyword(s):  
Water Deficit ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Maximum Amount ◽  
Soil Water Deficit ◽  
Crop Evapotranspiration ◽  
Water Deficiency ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Phenological Phases

Um dos fatores que pode afetar a produtividade do feijoeiro é a razão da evapotranspiração real  e a evapotranspiração da cultura, o qual indica a real quantidade de água que a planta consome em relação à quantidade de água máxima que a planta consumiria, também representada como Índice de Satisfação das Necessidades de Água. Com objetivo de determinar este índice para o feijoeiro, em seus respectivos estágios de desenvolvimento, visando melhorar o manejo de irrigação, ajustando-se à melhor lâmina de irrigação, bem como a máxima produtividade, foram analisadas as cultivares Majestoso e Valente, na região de Colatina-ES, durante o período de 12/07/2012 a 10/10/2012. Uma maior produtividade foi observada em função do aumento dos valores do Índice de Satisfação. A resposta foi a uma função quadrática, havendo um ponto a partir do qual a diminuição dos valores de ISNA reduz a produtividade das cultivares, à medida que reduz a lâmina de irrigação. O cultivar Majestoso apresentou maior tolerância à deficiência hídrica em relação a cultivar Valente, nas condições edafoclimáticas de Colatina/ES.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: fases fenológicas, evapotranspiração, deficiência hídrica. SATISFACTION INDEX OF WATER AND PRODUCTIVITY DEMANDS ON BEANS ON DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPTHS IN COLATINA – ESABSTRACT: One of the factors that can affect bean productivity is the ratio of actual evapotranspiration and crop evapotranspiration, which indicates the actual amount of water that the plant consumes in relation to the maximum amount of water the plant would consume, also represented as Index Of Water Needs Satisfaction. In order to determine this index for bean, in the respective stages of development, in order to improve irrigation management, adjusting to the best irrigation depth, as well as the maximum productivity, the cultivars Majestoso and Valente in de region of Colatina-ES, during the period from 07/07/2012 to 10/10/2012. Higher productivity was observed as a result of the increase in the Water Need Satisfaction Index, in which, as soil water deficit levels increased with the imposition of irrigation blades away from the sprinkler, ISNA presented lower values and consequently, its productivity, being noticed in the ISNA values below 0.83. The cultivar Majestoso presented greater tolerance to the water deficit in relation to Valente cultivar, in the edaphoclimatic conditions of Colatina-ES.KEYWORDS: phenological phases, evapotranspiration, water deficiency.

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