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USING SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION FOR ALFALFA 1
Author(s) -
Alam Mahbub,
Trooien Todd P.,
Dumler Troy J.,
Rogers Danny H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04376.x
Subject(s) - drip irrigation , loam , center pivot irrigation , irrigation , medicago sativa , agronomy , environmental science , yield (engineering) , hydrology (agriculture) , soil water , mathematics , geology , soil science , geotechnical engineering , biology , materials science , metallurgy
A test of the suitability of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L) compared to a sprinkler, was conducted on a Kansas producer's field where the soil is loam. The treatments included drip tape spacing of 60, 40, and 30 inches placed at depths of 18 and 12 inches. A nearby plot irrigated by a center pivot sprinkler was seeded to alfalfa and used for comparison. Seedling emergence and yield were adversely affected at 60 inch spacing, while the depth of placement of drip tapes (18 and 12 inches) showed no effect on yield. The site served for education and allowed comparison between SDI tape spacing and center pivot system.