Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrows | Zendy

Shrini K. Upadhyaya | Zendy; J. Jafari Far | Zendy; Sayedahmad Shafii | Zendy; H. Abdel Fattah | Zendy

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Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrows

Author(s) -

Shrini K. Upadhyaya,

J. Jafari Far,

Sayedahmad Shafii,

H. Abdel Fattah

Publication year - 1997

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.v051n05p21

Subject(s) - infiltration (hvac) , loam , crust , geology , irrigation , soil crust , sedimentary depositional environment , environmental science , surface irrigation , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , soil science , soil water , geochemistry , geomorphology , agronomy , biology , meteorology , geography , structural basin

Surface irrigation may lead to thick depositional crusts at the soil surface, which can reduce infiltration rate. To break the crust on the sides of the bed near the bottom of a furrow, we developed a torpedo-shaped, winged cultivator. Field experiments were conducted on a tomato crop at UC Davis on Yolo loam soil during the summer of 1992. Breaking the crust with the device increased cumulative infiltration significantly, by almost 30%.

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