scholarly journals A 2020 Vision of Subsurface Drip Irrigation in the U.S.

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 1319-1343
Author(s):  
Freddie R. Lamm ◽  
Paul D. Colaizzi ◽  
Ronald B. Sorensen ◽  
James P. Bordovsky ◽  
Mark Dougherty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
List Type ◽  
Commercial Agriculture ◽  
Irrigation Systems ◽  
Subsurface Drip ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Alternative Irrigation

HighlightsSubsurface drip irrigation (SDI) has continued to expand in irrigation area within the U.S. during the last 15 years.Research with SDI continues for multiple crop types (fiber, grain and oilseed, horticultural, forage, and turf).SDI usage on many crops has matured through research and development of appropriate strategies and technologiesDespite some persistent challenges to successful use of SDI, important opportunities exist for further adoption.Abstract. Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) offers several advantages over alternative irrigation systems when it is designed and installed correctly and when best management practices are adopted. These advantages include the ability to apply water and nutrients directly and efficiently within the crop root zone. Disadvantages of SDI in commercial agriculture relative to alternative irrigation systems include greater capital cost per unit land area (except for small land parcels), unfamiliar management and maintenance protocols that can exacerbate the potential for emitter clogging, the visibility of system attributes (components and design characteristics) and performance, and the susceptibility to damage (i.e., rodents and tillage) of the subsurface driplines. Despite these disadvantages, SDI continues to be adopted in commercial agriculture in the U.S., and research efforts to evaluate and develop SDI systems continue as well. This article summarizes recent progress in research (2010 to 2020) and the status of commercial adoption of SDI, along with a discussion of current challenges and future opportunities. Keywords: Drip Irrigation, Irrigation, Irrigation systems, Microirrigation, SDI, Water management.

scholarly journals Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) for Enhanced Water Distribution: SDI - Seepage Hybrid System

EDIS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lincoln Zotarelli ◽  
Libby Rens ◽  
Charles Barrett ◽  
Daniel J. Cantliffe ◽  
Michael D. Dukes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
High Water ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
Irrigation Systems ◽  
Seepage Irrigation ◽  
Subsurface Drip

In terms of water use efficiency, the traditional seepage irrigation systems commonly used in areas with high water tables are one of the most inefficient methods of irrigation, though some irrigation management practices can contribute to better soil moisture uniformity. Subsurface drip irrigation systems apply water below the soil surface by microirrigation, improving the water distribution and time required to raise the water table for seepage irrigation. This 6-page fact sheet was written by Lincoln Zotarelli, Libby Rens, Charles Barrett, Daniel J. Cantliffe, Michael D. Dukes, Mark Clark, and Steven Lands, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, March 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1217

Disease Management in Overhead Sprinkler and Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems for Peanut

2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 1058-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Lanier ◽  
David L. Jordan ◽  
J. Stephen Barnes ◽  
J. Matthews ◽  
Gary L. Grabow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Management ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
Irrigation Systems ◽  
Subsurface Drip ◽  
Overhead Sprinkler

Subsurface drip irrigation in raised bed tomato production. II. Soil acidification under current commercial practice

Soil Research ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Stork ◽  
P. H. Jerie ◽  
A. P. L. Callinan
Keyword(s):  
Soil Ph ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Commercial Practice ◽  
Murray Darling Basin ◽  
Subsurface Drip ◽  
Basin Region

The effects of ammonium-based fertilisers on the soil pH of vegetable beds that utilised subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for commercial tomato production were investigated at field sites in the southern Murray–Darling Basin region (SMDB). The soils at these sites were Vertosols (sites 1, 3, 4, and 5) and a Chromosol (site 2). At site 1, rapid transport and hydrolysis of urea occurred within the 0–90 cm soil layer of vegetable beds after a 6-mm fertigation of 30 kg urea-N/ha during cropping. Soil pH decreased by 0.2–0.4 units in individual 15-cm soil layers up to 90 cm within 12 days after the fertigation. A longer study at site 1 showed that there was severe acidification in topsoil and subsoil by the second consecutive year of SDI cropping. The rate of acidification was highest, at 52 kmol H+/ha.year, immediately beneath the dripline, in the 15–30 cm soil layer. Topsoil and subsoil acidification was also evident in vegetable beds at sites 2, 3, 4, and 5 after 2 consecutive years of tomato cropping using SDI. The results from the 5 sites indicated that acidification under SDI production may be widespread. A survey of 21 other sites in the SMDB under similar production showed that one-third of the sites had soil pH ≤6.0 in their 0–30 cm soil layer. Several soil types were individually represented at acid and alkaline pH levels, by 2 or more sites. This indicated that management practices influenced the change in soil pH for a given soil type. Altogether, the combined results of these studies strongly indicated that surface and subsoil acidification can occur in soils used for intensive SDI production. This may diminish their productivity in the long term.

Site Selection for Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems in the Humid Region

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Dukes ◽  
Dorota Z. Haman ◽  
Freddie Lamm ◽  
John R. Buchanan ◽  
Carl R. Camp
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
Irrigation Systems ◽  
Humid Region ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Subsurface Drip
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