scholarly journals A Comparison of Onion Production Under Sprinkler, Subsurface Drip, and Furrow Irrigation

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 839A-839
Author(s):  
Erik B.G. Feibert ◽  
Clinton C. Shock ◽  
Lamont D. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Sprinkler Irrigation ◽  
Furrow Irrigation ◽  
Crop Evapotranspiration ◽  
Granular Matrix ◽  
Subsurface Drip

Onion yield and grade were compared under sprinkler, subsurface drip, and furrow irrigation in 1992, 1993, and 1994. Furrow-irrigated onions were planted on two double rows on 1.12-m-wide beds at 352,000 seeds/ha. Sprinkler- and drip-irrigated onions were planted in nine single rows on a 2.24-m-wide bed at 432,100 seeds/acre. Drip plots had three drip lines buried 0.10 m deep in each 2.24-m bed. Soil water potential at 0.2-m depth was measured by tensiometers and granular matrix sensors (Watermark Model 200SS, Irrometer Co., Riverside, Calif.). Furrow irrigations were started when the soil water potential at the 0.2-m depth reached –25 kPa. Drip-irrigated onions had soil water potential at the 0.2-m depth kept wetter than –25 kPa by daily replacement of crop evapotranspiration (Etc). Sprinkler irrigations were started when the accumulated Etc reached 25 mm. Sprinkler irrigation resulted in significantly higher onion yield than furrow irrigation in 1993 and 1994. Sprinkler irrigation resulted in higher marketable onion yield than furrow irrigation in 1993. Drip irrigation resulted in significantly higher onion yield than furrow irrigation every year. Drip irrigation resulted in higher marketable onion yield than furrow irrigation in 1992 and 1994. Marketable onion yield was reduced in 1993 due to rot during storage.

scholarly journals Irrigation Criteria for Drip-irrigated Onions

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clinton C. Shock ◽  
Erik B.G. Feibert ◽  
Lamont D. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
Crop Evapotranspiration ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Long Day ◽  
Subsurface Drip

Long-day onion (Allium cepa L. `Vision') was subjected to five soil water potential (SWP) treatments (–10, –20, –30, –50, and –70 kPa) using subsurface drip irrigation in 1997 and 1998. Onions were grown on 1.1-m beds with two double rows spaced 0.56 m apart and a drip tape buried 13 cm deep in the bed center. Soil water potential was maintained at the five levels by automated, high-frequency irrigations based on SWP measurements at 0.2-m depth. Onions were evaluated for yield and grade after 70 days of storage. In 1997, total and colossal (bulb diameter ≥102 mm) yield increased with increasing SWP, but marketable yield was highest at a calculated –21 kPa because of greater decomposition in storage in wetter treatments. In 1998 total, marketable, and colossal-grade onion yield increased with increasing SWP. Onion profits were highest with a calculated SWP of –17 kPa in 1997, and at the wettest level tested in 1998. Storage decomposition was not affected by SWP in 1998. Maintenance of SWP at –10 and –20 kPa required, respectively, 912 and 691 mm of water in 1997 and 935 and 589 mm of water in 1998. Onion crop evapotranspiration from emergence to the last irrigation totaled 681 mm in 1997 and 716 mm in 1998.

scholarly journals 689 PB 239 SOIL WATER POTENTIAL IRRIGATION CRITERIA FOR ONION PRODUCTION

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 531e-531
Author(s):  
Erik B. G. Feibert ◽  
Clint C. Shock ◽  
Monty Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Furrow Irrigation ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Water Potentials ◽  
Granular Matrix ◽  
Irrigation Treatments

Onions were grown with different soil water potentials as irrigation criteria to determine the soil water potential at which optimum onion yield and quality occurs. Furrow irrigation treatments in 1992 and 1993 consisted of six soil water potential thresholds (-12.5 to -100 kPa). Soil water potential in the first foot of soil was measured by granular matrix sensors (Watermark Model 200SS, Irrometer Co., Riverside, CA) that had been previously calibrated to tensiometers on the same silt loam series. Both years, yield and market grade based on bulb size (more jumbo and colossal onions) increased with wetter treatments. In 1993, a relatively cool year, onion grade peaked at -37.5 kPa due to a significant increase in rot during storage following the wetter treatments. These results suggest the importance of using moisture criteria to schedule irrigations for onions.

scholarly journals Effects of soil water potential on the growth and physiological characteristics ofPopulus tomentosapulpwood plantation under subsurface drip irrigation

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (17) ◽  
pp. 5318-5329 ◽  
Author(s):  
席本野 XI Benye ◽  
王烨 WANG Ye ◽  
邸楠 DI Nan ◽  
贾黎明 JIA Liming ◽  
李广德 LI Guangde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Physiological Characteristics ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
Subsurface Drip

scholarly journals SUSCETIBILIDADE À INTRUSÃO RADICULAR DE GOTEJADORES CONVENCIONAIS NA IRRIGAÇÃO SUBSUPERFICIAL DE CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR

Irriga ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronaldo Souza Resende ◽  
Rubens Duarte Coelho ◽  
Maria De Lourdes da Silva Leal ◽  
Samuel Silva da Mata
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Irrigation Frequency ◽  
Irrigation Level ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Subsurface Drip

SUSCETIBILIDADE À INTRUSÃO RADICULAR DE GOTEJADORES CONVENCIONAIS NA IRRIGAÇÃO SUBSUPERFICIAL DE CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR   Ronaldo Souza Resende1; Rubens Duarte Coelho1; Maria de Lourdes da Silva Leal2; Samuel Silva da Mata21Departamento de Engenharia Rural, Escola Superior de Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo,  Piracicaba,  SP, [email protected] de Pesquisa Agropecuária dos Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, SE.    1 RESUMO  Foram avaliados, quanto à ocorrência do processo de intrusão de raízes sob irrigação subsuperficial, sete modelos de gotejadores, sendo esses submetidos a duas profundidades de instalação no solo, P15 (0,15m) e P30 (0,3m), e três condições de enraizamento para a cultura da cana-de-açúcar: a) Úmido, no qual o solo era irrigado quando o potencial da água no solo alcançava -30 kPa b) Seco, quando esse potencial atingia -80 kPa e c) Sem Cultivo (SC), usado como controle e com esquema de irrigação idêntico ao tratamento Úmido. O experimento foi conduzido em vasos e em condição de estufa. A vazão dos gotejadores foi medida mensalmente e por um período de 270 dias, o que correspondeu ao ciclo completo da cultura. Os resultados evidenciaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os modelos avaliados e indicaram não ser o regime de umidade do solo determinante para a ocorrência da intrusão de raízes nos gotejadores.  UNITERMOS: gotejamento; intrusão de raízes; entupimento    RESENDE, R. S.; COELHO, R. D.; LEAL, M. de L. da S.; MATA, S. S. da ROOT INTRUSION SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CONVENTIONAL DRIPPERS IN SUBSUPERFICIAL DRIP IRRIGATION OF SUGAR CANE CROP   2 ABSTRACTS  In order to evaluate root intrusion potential in subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) of sugar cane crop, seven emitters were tested under controlled environment (greenhouse and vase conditions). The drippers were installed at two different depths: 0.15m and 0.30m from soil surface (P15 and P30) and analyzed under three watering conditions: 1. Moist :  irrigation  started when the water potential in soil reached -30 kPa (tensiometer);  2. Dry: irrigation started when the water potential in soil reached -80 kPa; and 3. No crop / Moist (NOC): where the vases were kept without any crop (Control) with the same irrigation level of condition 1, isolated from other factors, which could disturb emitters flow rate.  Flow rate readings were taken every month in the sugar cane crop (270 days cycle). The results showed remarkable statistically significant differences among tested emitters. Irrigation frequency and soil water potential did not show significant correlation to root intrusion inside the buried emitters.  KEYWORDS: Drip irrigation; root intrusion; clogging

scholarly journals Onion Response to Water Stress

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 837D-837
Author(s):  
Clinton C. Shock ◽  
Erik B.G. Feibert ◽  
Lamont D. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Water Potential ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Water Deficits ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Granular Matrix ◽  
Response To Water

Six soil water potential irrigation criteria (–12.5 to –100 kPa) were examined to determine levels for maximum onion yield and quality. Soil water potential at 0.2-m depth was measured by tensiometers and granular matrix sensors (Watermark Model 20055, Irrometer Co., Riverside, Calif.). Onions are highly sensitive to small soil water deficits. The crop needs frequent irrigations to maintain small negative soil water potentials for maximum yields. In each of 3 years, yield and bulb size increased with wetter treatments. In 1994, a relatively warm year, onion yield and bulb size were maximized at –12.5 kPa. In 1993, a relatively cool year, onion marketable yield peaked at –37.5 kPa due to a significant increase in rot during storage following the wetter treatments.

scholarly journals Study on the thermodynamic function of farmland under drip irrigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5 Part A) ◽  
pp. 2677-2683
Author(s):  
Weihan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Water Conductivity ◽  
Constant Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Temperature Water

As drip irrigation is more and more beneficial to saving water resources, it has become a more popular way to irrigate farmland, so the research of drip irrigation farmland has been paid more attention. Based on the dynamic simulation of farmland under drip irrigation and the analysis of control variables, the relationship among thermodynamic functions such as temperature, water content, and soil water potential are studied by different methods in this paper and the corresponding conclusions are obtained. Under the condition of constant control temperature, the water conductivity of soil in farmland will decrease with the increase of soil water potential, that is, the conductivity of soil is inversely proportional to the water potential of soil. In the process of actual drip irrigation, it is impossible to control soil parameters such as temperature or water content and soil water potential separately. So the test in this paper is relatively ideal, but still has reference significance.

scholarly journals Onion Storage Decomposition Unaffected by Late-season Irrigation Reduction

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clinton C. Shock ◽  
Erik B.G. Feibert ◽  
Lamont D. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
The Other ◽  
Subsurface Drip Irrigation ◽  
Long Day ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Subsurface Drip

Long-day onion (Allium cepa L.) `Vision' was submitted to four soil water potential (SWP) treatments using subsurface drip irrigation in 1997 and 1998. Onions were grown on two double rows spaced 22 inches (56 cm) apart on 44-inch (112-cm) beds with a drip tape buried 5 inches (13 cm) deep in the bed center. SWP was maintained at four levels by automated, high frequency irrigations based on SWP measurements at an 8-inch (20-cm) depth. The check treatment had SWP maintained at -20 cbar (kPa) during the entire season. The other three treatments had SWP maintained at -20 cbar until 15 July, then reduced to -30, -50, or -70 cbar. Reducing the SWP level after 15 July below -20 cbar failed to reduce onion bulb decomposition in storage, but reduced colossal onion yield in 1997, and marketable and total yield in 1998.

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