scholarly journals A MODIFIED EMPIRICAL MODEL FOR ESTIMATING THE WETTED ZONE DIMENSIONS UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed A. M. Al-Ogaidi ◽  
Aimrun Wayayok ◽  
Md Rowshon Kamal ◽  
Ahmed Fikri Abdullah

Drip irrigation system has become one of the most common irrigation systems especially in arid and semi-arid regions due to its advantages in saving water. One of the most essential considerations in designing these systems is the dimensions of the wetted soil volume under emitters. These dimensions are significant in choosing the proper emitter spacing along the laterals and the suitable distance between laterals. In this study, a modified empirical equations for estimating the horizontal and vertical extend of the wetted zone under surface emitters were suggested. Data from published papers includes different conditions of soil properties and emitter discharge were used in deriving the empirical model using the nonlinear regression. The developed model has high value for coefficient of determination, R2. The results from the developed model were compared with results of other empirical models derived by other researchers. Some statistical criteria were used to evaluate the model performance which are the mean error ME, root mean square error RMSE, and model efficiency EF. The results revealed that the modified model showed good performance in predicting the wetted zone dimensions and it can be used in design and management of drip irrigation systems. 

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Heba Najem Abid ◽  
Maysoon Basheer Abid

Soil wetted pattern from a subsurface drip plays great importance in the design of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system for delivering the required water directly to the roots of the plant. An equation to estimate the dimensions of the wetted area in soil are taking into account water uptake by roots is simulated numerically using HYDRUS (2D/3D) software. In this paper, three soil textures namely loamy sand, sandy loam, and loam soil were used with three different types of crops tomato, pepper, and cucumber, respectively, and different values of drip discharge, drip depth, and initial soil moisture content were proposed. The soil wetting patterns were obtained at every thirty minutes for a total time of irrigation equal to three hours. Equations for wetted width and depth were predicted and evaluated by utilizing the statistical parameters (model efficiency (EF), and root mean square error (RMSE)). The model efficiency was more than 95%, and RMSE did not exceed 0.64 cm for three soils. This shows that evolved formula can be utilized to describe the soil wetting pattern from SDI system with good accuracy.      


Author(s):  
K.V. Ramana Rao ◽  
Suchi Gangwar ◽  
Arpna Bajpai ◽  
Ravish Keshri ◽  
Lavesh Chourasia ◽  
...  

The field experiment was conducted at Precision Farming Development Centre, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal on influence of different irrigation methods in three continuous years (2010-2013) on the performance pea crop. Conventional flood irrigation, micro sprinkler and drip irrigation systems were adopted as three treatments and with seven replications in each treatment in the study. Pea (Arkel variety) crop was sown at a spacing of 45 X 10 cm. During the period of experiment flood irrigation were applied on weekly basis and micro irrigation and drip irrigation systems were operated every third day to meet the crop water requirement. The total quantity of water applied in flood, drip irrigation and micro sprinkler systems were 387.5, 244.7 and 273.5 mm respectively. Maximum crop yield was observed under micro sprinkler system (98.60 q/ha) followed by drip and conventional irrigation system. Saving of water was found better under drip irrigation over micro sprinkler irrigation system.


Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 491
Author(s):  
ROBERTO CASTRO NASCIMENTO ◽  
PEDRO ROBINSON FERNANDES DE MEDEIROS ◽  
GABIANE SOUZA SANTOS ◽  
ELTON CARLOS PEREIRA VIEIRA DE ALENCAR TELES ◽  
DAYANE RODRIGUES GONÇALVES ◽  
...  

DINÂMICA DA OBSTRUÇÃO DE EMISSORES USADOS NA CULTURA DA UVA UTILIZANDO ÁGUA SALINA DE POÇO SUBTERRANEO  ROBERTO CASTRO NASCIMENTO1; PEDRO ROBINSON FERNANDES DE MEDEIROS2; GABIANE SOUZA SANTOS1; ELTON CARLOS PEREIRA VIEIRA DE ALENCAR TELES1; DAYANE RODRIGUES GONÇALVES1 E ANA PRISCILA FELIX MARTINS2 1Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco – Campus Juazeiro, Av. Antonio Carlos Magalhães, 510 Country Club, CEP: 48.902-300 – Juazeiro, BA. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco – Campus Juazeiro, Av. Antonio Carlos Magalhães, 510 Country Club, CEP: 48.902-300 – Juazeiro, BA. [email protected]  1 RESUMO A irrigação localizada envolve os sistemas onde a água é aplicada diretamente sobre a região da raiz, em pequenas intensidades, mas com alta freqüência, a fim de manter a umidade do solo na zona radicular próxima à capacidade de campo, sendo de grande importância no cenário agrícola brasileiro, com aplicações voltadas principalmente para a fruticultura, horticultura e fertirrigação. Os sistemas de irrigação localizada de alta frequência são os mais afetados pela obstrução dos emissores decorrente da contaminação da água. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar a obstrução de emissores em um sistema de irrigação por gotejamento usado na cultura da uva por 5 anos, com fertirrigação, utilizando água salina de poço profundo, afim de apontar possíveis causas e sugerir soluções que permitam o uso otimizado da água de irrigação. Como referência, os tubos gotejadores inicialmente foram submetidos a 360 h de irrigação com água do Serviço Autônomo de Água e Esgoto de Juazeiro-BA (SAAE) e posteriormente com água do Rio São Francisco.  O trabalho foi desenvolvido no Laboratório de Irrigação, no Campus de Juazeiro/BA, da UNIVASF. A estatística foi à descritiva, por medidas de tendência central e por medidas de dispersão de dados. Como principais resultados têm-se que os emissores com cinco anos de uso na fertirrigação, apresentaram inicialmente um grau de entupimento de 16,5%, bem superior se comparado com o mesmo tubo gotejador novo, em torno de 7%; com um aumento nos valores para 18% e 11%, respectivamente. Foi verificado que a água salina causou uma obstrução parcial maior que a água tratada do abastecimento. PALAVRAS CHAVE: grau de entupimento, água salina, uniformidade de aplicação.  NASCIMENTO, R. C.; MEDEIROS, P. R. F.; SANTOS, G. S.; TELES, E. C. P. V. A.; GONÇALVES, D. R.; MARTINS, A. P. F.DYNAMICS OF OBSTRUCTION OF THE ISSUER USED IN GRAPE CULTURE USING SALINE WATER WELL UNDERGROUND    2 ABSTRACT The drip irrigation involves irrigation systems where water is applied directly to the root area in small intensities, but with high frequency in order to maintain soil moisture in the root zone close to field capacity, and is of great importance in the Brazilian agricultural scenario, with applications geared mainly for fruits, vegetables and fertigation. High frequency localized irrigation systems are the most affected by obstruction of emitter due to water contamination. This study evaluated the emitters obstruction in a drip irrigation system used in wine growing for 5 years, with fertigation using saline water from deep well, in order to identify possible causes and suggest solutions to the optimal use of water irrigation. As reference, the drip irrigation system was subject to 360 h of irrigation with water and then with SAAE water from São Francisco River. The work was developed in the Irrigation Laboratory in the campus of Juazeiro / BA, UNIVASF. Statistical analysis was descriptive, for measures of central tendency and data dispersion measures. And the main results is that for the issuing company with five years of use in fertigation, initially, the proportion was 16.5% clogging, much higher compared to the same new dripline, around 7%; with 18% and 11% increase in  values for, respectively. It has been found that the saline water caused a partial obstruction greater than that of the treated water supply. Keywords: degree of clogging, salt water, uniformity of application.


2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 05007
Author(s):  
Kharlampiy Kilidi ◽  
Evgeny Kuznetsov ◽  
Anna Khadzhidi ◽  
Larisa Motornaya ◽  
Arsen Kurtnezirov ◽  
...  

For ecological gardening, it is necessary to develop agricultural landscapes, which are currently not used effectively enough in mountainous areas and are not adapted for the production of eco-products, except for hay on pastures. Drip irrigation systems allow you to grow orchards and vineyards on the slopes of mountains and areas with high slopes. The source of irrigation for orchards is usually mountain rivers, which have an unstable water regime due to flood events, which is a problem for the development of ecological gardening and viticulture. Designed water intake structure on the White river for drip irrigation systems, which in a complex hydrological regime source of irrigation ensures the production of water for irrigation of crops, and allows at minimum levels to provide the necessary water supply for irrigation of crops in the highlands of the North Caucasus. The design for extracting irrigation water includes perforated polyethylene pipes with a flushing device located in a trench in the backfill of the filter. Water purified from large deposits flows by gravity into the receiving well and is then sent to an additional treatment system. This approach to water extraction provides a guaranteed irrigation regime for the garden of fruit crops.


2016 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 203-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed A.M. Al-Ogaidi ◽  
Aimrun Wayayok ◽  
M.K. Rowshon ◽  
Ahmed Fikri Abdullah

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-307
Author(s):  
Khairunnisak Khairunnisak ◽  
Devianti Devianti ◽  
Mustafril Mustafril

Abstrak. Pemberian air irigasi secara berlebihan yang tidak sesuai dengan kebutuhan air tanaman akan mempengaruhi pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman. Salah satu model irigasi yang memungkinkan untuk mengatur jumlah air sesuai dengan kebutuhan tanaman adalah sistem irigasi tetes. Penjadwalan irigasi secara otomatis sangat mendukung disaat cuaca yang susah diprediksi akibat adanya perubahan iklim global. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji kinerja mikrokontroler pada sistem irigasi tetes yang mampu bekerja secara otomatis berdasarkan perubahan kadar air tanah pada tanaman pakcoy. Penelitian  ini dilakukan di desa Lambhuk, Kecamatan Ulee Kareng, Kota Banda Aceh dengan ketinggian lahan 3,8 m di atas permukaan laut dengan ordo tanah regosol. Metode penilitian yang digunakan adalah tahap persiapan yaitu pengambilan sampel tanah untuk dianalisis di laboratorium, pembuatan jaringan sistem irigasi tetes, persemaian benih pakcoy, persiapan media tanam sebanyak 8 pot tanam, pengkalibrasian sensor kelembaban tanah, persiapan bibit pakcoy serta penanaman, dan pemasangan sistem kontrol irigasi tetes otomatis. Tahap pengamatan yaitu diukur tinggi dan jumlah helai daun pakcoy, dan ditimbang bobot segar pakcoy. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sistem kontrol irigasi tetes otomatis dapat memenuhi kebutuhan air tanaman pakcoy berdasarkan penentuan kadar air tanah pada keadaan air tersedia, dengan koefisien determinasi (R2) sebesar 0,687. Kinerja alat penyiraman otomatis dengan menggunakan mikrokontroler dapat berfungsi dengan baik dalam memberikan air ke tanaman sesuai dengan yang diinginkan, hal ini dapat dilihat dari kemampuan alat merespon perubahan kadar air tanah menyebabkan katup terbuka dan tertutup sesuai dengan setpoint yang telah ditentukan. Terdapat hubungan yang erat antara perubahan kadar air tanah terhadap pertumbuhan pakcoy dengan koefisien determinasi (R2) sebesar 0,92 dan 0,799, dan terdapat hubungan yang erat antara pemberian air dengan sistem irigasi tetes otomatis terhadap pertumbuhan pakcoy dengan koefisien determinasi (R2) sebesar 0,778 dan 0,696. Sistem irigasi tetes otomatis dapat mengurangi pemborosan air irigasi.Study of Application of Automatic Watering Equipment with Drip Irrigation System Based on Changes in Groundwater Level on Pakcoy (Brassica chinensis L.Abstract. Excessive administration of irrigation water that is inconsistent with crop water requirements will affect plant growth and production. One of the irrigation models that allows to regulate the amount of water in accordance with the needs of the plant is the drip irrigation system. Irrigation scheduling automatically is very supportive when the weather is difficult to predict due to global climate change. The purpose of this research is to test the performance of microcontroller in drip irrigation system that can work automatically based on changes in soil moisture content in pakcoy plant. This research was conducted in Lambhuk village, Ulee Kareng sub-district, Banda Aceh city with land height 3,8 m above sea level with regosol land order. The research method used is the preparation phase of soil sampling to be analyzed in the laboratory, the making of drip irrigation system network, the seedbed of pakcoy seed, the preparation of planting media of 8 planting pots, the calibration of soil moisture sensor, the preparation of pakcoy seeds as well as the planting and installation of the irrigation control system Auto drops. Observation phase is measured height and number of leaf of pakcoy leaf, and weighs fresh weight of pakcoy. The result of research indicates that automatic drip irrigation control system can fulfill the water requirement of pakcoy plant based on the determination of ground water level in available water condition, with coefficient of determination (R2) equal to 0,687 . The use of automatic drip irrigation control system has an effect on the growth and production of pakcoy. There is a close relationship between soil moisture change to the growth of pakcoy with coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.92 and 0.799, and there is a close relationship between water delivery with automatic drip irrigation system to the growth of pakcoy with coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.778 and 0.696.


1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Prevatt ◽  
G.A. Clark ◽  
C.D. Stanley

Three vegetable irrigation systems, semi-closed subirrigation (seepage), fully enclosed subirrigation (seepage), and drip irrigation, were evaluated for use on sandy soils with naturally high water tables to determine comparative irrigation costs for tomato production. Investment, fixed (ownership), and variable (operating) costs were estimated for each irrigation system. The investment costs of the drip irrigation system were significantly greater than those for the semi-closed and fully enclosed irrigation systems. The variable costs, however, for the semi-closed system were considerably less than those for the fully enclosed and drip irrigation systems. The semi-closed irrigation system, therefore, was determined to be the least-cost tomato irrigation system under present fuel cost and nonlimiting water supply conditions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 304 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Şakir Kuzey ◽  
Cihat Şeker ◽  
Mohamed Elweddad ◽  
M. Tahir Güneşer

Today, the importance of energy cost and efficiency is gradually increase. The decrease in drinking water and agricultural water resources, increases the interest in drip irrigation systems in agricultural irrigation. Environmentally friendly photovoltaic drip irrigation systems (PVDIS) are the appropriate solution in regions where there is no electricity distribution network, where it is far away, or where power cuts are frequently. This study is carried out in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. Regional climate data obtained from Climwat 2.0 software are processed in Cropwat 8.0 software. Crops that are both the source of livelihood of the people of the region and that can be used in this study have been determined. Annual and daily water needs are analyzed so that these crops are irrigated every seven days. A system is designed by taking the data of the crop with the highest water requirement as a reference. The drip irrigation system is set up in a PVsyst 7.1.7 simulation environment to pump 114.24 m3 of water daily from a 5-meter-deep river with a 1.8 kW photovoltaic system. The efficiency of the system is 58.7% and the efficiency of the pump is 34.5%. Crop water need is met at the rate of 98.87%. It is predicted that the designed and analyzed PVDIS will provide efficiency in energy and water resources.


2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Al-Ghobari ◽  
F. S. Mohammad ◽  
M. S. A. El Marazky

Here, two types of smart irrigation controllers intended to reduce irrigation water are investigated under Saudi Arabia’s present water crisis scenario. These controllers are specially made for scheduling irrigation and management of landscaping. Consequently, the aim of this study is to adapt the efficient automated controllers to tomato crops, and for extension to other similar agricultural crops. The controllers are based on evapotranspiration and have been shown to be promising tools for scheduling irrigation and quantifying the water required by plants to achieve water savings. In particular, the study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of these technologies (SmartLine SL 1600and Hunter Pro-C) in terms of the amount of irrigation applied and compare them with conventional irrigation scheduling methods. The smart irrigation systems were implemented and tested under drip irrigation and subsurface irrigation for tomato (cv. Nema) in an arid region. The results revealed significant differences between the three irrigation-scheduling methods in both the amount of applied water and yield. For example, each 1 mm water depth applied to the tomato crop via subsurface (or drip) irrigation by SmartLine, Hunter Pro-C, and the control system yielded 129.70 kg (70.33 kg), 161.50 kg (93.47 kg), and 109.78 kg (108.32 kg), respectively. Generally, the data analysis indicates that the Hunter Pro-C system saves water and produces a higher yield with the greatest irrigation water-use efficiency (IWUE) of the irrigation scheduling methods considered. Moreover, the results indicate that the subsurface irrigation system produced a higher yield and IWUE than the drip system.


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