Fertigation guidelines for furrow irrigation

Erosion Control in Furrow Irrigation Using Polyacrylamide

Currently gravity irrigation remains the most widely used in agricultural areas and 90 percent of plantings, the water is applied to the plots by gravity. One of the main problems with these systems is erosion, which is a by product of the erosive forces of water over the row, which brings soil loss and therefore decreases in crop yield. Erosion is the removal of surface soil material caused by...

Phosphorus losses in furrow irrigation runoff.

Phosphorus (P) often limits the eutrophication of streams, rivers, and lakes receiving surface runoff. We evaluated the relationships among selected soil P availability indices and runoff P fractions where manure, whey, or commercial fertilizer applications had previously established a range of soil P availabilities on a Portneuf silt loam (coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Xeri...

Prospects of Micro Irrigation and Fertigation In China’s agriculture

The development of agriculture in Israel is strongly dependent upon the efficient use of irrigation water. Efficient use has led to a constant decrease in water consumption from an average of 8700 m/ha in 1951 to 5600 m/ha in 1990. In 1996, the Israeli farmer applies approximately 50% of the N and P2O5, and 65% of the K2O through fertigation. The Israeli experience is also applicable in China. ...

G98-1372 Management Recommendations for Blocked-end Furrow Irrigation

Scenario Studies on Effects of Soil Infiltration Rates, Land Slope, and Furrow Irrigation Characteristics on Furrow Irrigation-Induced Erosion

Furrow irrigation proceeds under several soil-water-furrow hydraulics interaction dynamics. The soil erosion consequences from such interactions in furrow irrigation in Samaru had remained uncertain. A furrow irrigation-induced erosion (FIIE) model was used to simulate the potential severity of soil erosion in irrigated furrows due to interactive effects of infiltration rates, land slope, and s...