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Slot drainage of clay soils under sugarcane in Cuba
Author(s) -
Vidal Luciano,
Cairo Pedro,
Menning Peter,
Könker Hermann,
Alonso Norberto,
Gutierrez Arnaldo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
irrigation and drainage
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1531-0361
pISSN - 1531-0353
DOI - 10.1002/ird.279
Subject(s) - drainage , soil water , monoculture , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , soil science , agronomy , ecology , biology
To perform agricultural drainage of clay soils under sugarcane monoculture, a new kind of slot drainage was developed. A special implement produces slots of approximately 6 cm width and 95 cm depth, which are filled with crumbly soil substrate. After heavy rain, a large amount of water will be discharged very quickly through these slots. Under the economic conditions of Cuba, slot drainage pays for itself within 3–5 years. Furthermore, time periods of inhibited harvesting machine operation are cut short, enabling sugar factories to operate with fewer interruptions. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.