Open AccessClogging of buried drip irrigation systems
Author(s) -
Larry Schwankl,
Terry Prichard
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v044n01p16
Subject(s) - clogging , drip irrigation , lime , irrigation , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , water resource management , geology , agronomy , geotechnical engineering , materials science , geography , biology , metallurgy , archaeology
Lime precipitate clogging of buried drip irrigation systems is difficult to detect and can cause problems where water quality is poor. Injecting a phosphonate was as effective as acid against clogging in two field trials, and may cost less.
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