Furrow irrigaton system design for clay soils in arid regions
Date
2004
Authors
Eldeiry, Ahmed, author
Garcia, Luis, author
El-Zaher, Ahmed Samy A., author
Kiwan, Mohammed El-Sherbini, author
Colorado State University, publisher
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Abstract
This paper presents a simplified method for furrow irrigation system design for clay soils in arid regions. Field experiments were conducted for a furrow irrigations system at an experimental site in Egypt with clay soils, cultivated with cotton and irrigated by a three-turn crop rotation. Several parameters were measured including the furrow geometry, slope, furrow width, furrow length, infiltration characteristics, advance time, cut-off time, depletion time, and recession time. A volume balance model was applied to simulate water flow in the furrow system and the results were compared to those obtained from the field measurements. This study shows that a volume balance model can be satisfactorily applied to clay soils and the length of the furrow and its inlet discharge are the main factors affecting application efficiency. Also, this study indicates that in order to obtain high application efficiencies, one must use low discharge rates for small furrows and as the furrow length increases the discharge must also increase, and that furrow length can be increased with higher soil moisture contents.
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24th annual AGU hydrology days was held at Colorado State University on March 10-12, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes bibliographical references.