INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF SURFACE IRRIGATION BY USING SURGE IRRIGATION FOR COTTON PRODUCTION IN THE DELTA SOILS

Among all other agricultural products, cotton has an important place in terms of added value contribution and a wide usage variety in different industries. Turkey was the 7th largest fiber cotton producer in the world by the time period of 2016/17 with a production amount of 703000 tons which provides 3.05% of the total global cotton production. Hatay city is one of the important cities in terms of cotton production. The province holds 10.32% of cotton production areas and provides 10.84% of the cottonseed and fiber cotton productions in Turkey. In the enterprises which were examined, input amounts that were used to produce 5.29 tons Raw cotton were as follows; 26.2 kg seed, 648.8 kg fertilizer, 8.5 lt agricultural pesticide, 404.9 lt diesel fuel, 6417.1 kw electricity, and 26.7 manpower. In terms of irrigation and harvest methods, 71.45% of the enterprises were using the surface irrigation method, and 58.38% of them used the machinery harvest method. Within the research area, subsidy excluded income per unit area was found as 2447.24 USD/ha and subsidy included income was found as 3529.39 USD/ha. It was found that, agricultural subsidies increase the income per unit area at a level of 44.22%, and deficiency payments have the biggest share in this contribution (1052.97 USD/ha).

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Validation of Surge Model Using Furrow Gradient and Flow Retardance

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology ◽

10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630469 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

E. Sujitha ◽

A. Selvaperumal ◽

S. Senthilvel

Keyword(s):

Irrigation System ◽

Suitable Model ◽

Surface Irrigation ◽

Soil Infiltration ◽

Infiltration Rates ◽

Front Advance ◽

Surge Irrigation ◽

Time Periods ◽

Advance Time ◽

Water Front

Introduction: Surface irrigation, our oldest method of applying water on to the cropped land, has withstood the test of time because of its many advantages. Over the years, minor changes have been made to improve the efficiency of surface irrigation system. Aim: The present study was taken to validate the existing model with furrow gradient and flow retardance. Principle: The experimental layout has been made to accommodate the variance such as the furrow gradients (0.3%, 0.6% and 0.1%), the modes of irrigation namely the continuous flow as control and the surge flow as the treatment. Surge irrigation is a relatively new technique whereby water to surface irrigated furrows is applied intermittently in a series of relatively short ON and OFF time periods of irrigation cycles. Results: It is claimed that the ON-OFF cycling of the flow for specific time periods produces surges during the ON period and influences the soil intake during the OFF period when water soaks into the soil. The net result is a reduction in soil infiltration rates during subsequent surge ON periods and an increase in the rate of water front advance. The SURGEMODE model can only gives the net water front advance time that can be predicted for non-vegetated condition and a standard reference slope. However when the furrow is getting vegetated or when the slope gradients are changed, the water front advance predicted through the existing model cannot be predict accurately. Conclusion: Hence, the study involved to validate the existing model with furrow gradient and flow retardance. The use of revalidated existing SURGEMODE model with the correction factor would be the exact suitable model for the local condition.

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Cotton Production Potential and Water Conservation Impact Using the Regional Irrigation Demand Model of Northern Texas

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 ◽

10.1061/40976(316)105 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas Marek ◽

Dana Porter ◽

Terry Howell ◽

Prasanna Gowda ◽

Paul Colaizzi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Conservation ◽

Cotton Production ◽

Demand Model ◽

Production Potential ◽

Irrigation Demand

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Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Florida Cotton Production

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-ng015-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 (2) ◽

pp. 8

Author(s):

Zane Grabau

Keyword(s):

Parasitic Nematodes ◽

Cotton Production ◽

Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Plant Parasitic

This 8-page fact sheet written by Zane J. Grabau and published in January 2017 by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology explains how to diagnose and manage nematode problems in cotton production.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ng015

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Cotton production prospects for the decade to 2005

10.1596/0-8213-2715-1 ◽

1994 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hamdy M. Eisa ◽

Shawki Barghouti ◽

Fred Gillham ◽

M. Tawhid Al-Saffy

Keyword(s):

Cotton Production

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EFFECTIVENESS OF CAMPAIGN AGRICULTURE AND CAPACITY OF COTTON PRODUCTION

JOURNAL OF AGRO PROCESSING ◽

10.26739/2181-9904-2019-7-2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 7-12

Author(s):

Xayrullo Tursunov ◽

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Ma'mura Atabayeva ◽

Gulira'no Xoliqova

Keyword(s):

Cotton Production

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Accelerating Change

10.1093/oso/9780190865177.003.0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Erin Stewart Mauldin

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

African Americans ◽

Labor Relations ◽

Cotton Production ◽

Economic Independence ◽

Contract Negotiations ◽

Reduced Frequency ◽

Ecological Event ◽

Land Use Practices ◽

Ecological Regime

Emancipation proved to be a far-reaching ecological event. Whereas the ecological regime of slavery had reinforced extensive land-use practices, the end of slavery weakened them. Freedpeople dedicated less time to erosion control and ditching and used contract negotiations and sharecropping arrangements to avoid working in a centrally directed gang. Understandably, freedpeople preferred to direct their own labor on an individual plot of land. The eventual proliferation of share-based or tenant contracts encouraged the physical reorganization of plantations. The combination of these two progressive alterations to labor relations tragically undermined African Americans’ efforts to achieve economic independence by tightening natural limits on cotton production and reducing blacks’ access to the South’s internal provisioning economy. The cessation, or even reduced frequency, of land maintenance on farms exacerbated erosion, flooding, and crops’ susceptibility to drought.

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