Drip Tape Articles & Analysis: Older
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We all want our gardens, fields, and landscapes to flourish. But in the modern world, water conservation and efficiency are equally significant considerations. This is where Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) becomes a household name for the green-thumbed community. However, the idea of installing subsurface drip system can seem daunting to beginners. Fear not, for we are here to demystify the ...
In addition, there was no evidence of root intrusion into the drip lines during Phase II. The absence of root intrusion in this study is under the following operating conditions: use of drip tubing with turbulent-flow emitters and thick walls when compared with tapes continuous injection of a five to seven percent phosphoric acid solution to ...
However, the use of the subsurface drip method to irrigate turfgrass has only begun to be explored. This paper focuses on the experiences gained at California State University, Fresno (CSUF) in adopting subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) technology to large turf areas as compared to more conventional sprinkler systems on the University campus. ...
The products being used today in subsurface drip irrigation come in three basic configurations: hard hose, drip tape, and porous tubing. ...
However, the use of the subsurface drip method to irrigate turfgrass has only begun to be explored. This paper focuses on the experiences gained at California State University, Fresno (CSUF) in adopting subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) technology to large turf areas as compared to more conventional sprinkler systems on the University campus. ...
The results are passed back to the farm’s irrigation system—a grid of drip tapes (hoses with holes punched in them) that are filled by pumps. ...
Hycorn 675IT on an alluvial sandy loam soil irrigated via sub-surface drip tape. At commercial harvest, cobs from 20 randomly selected plants per plot from were harvested, weighed and the length, girth at the cob base and length of tip not filled with kernels was measured. ...
“Micro-irrigation”, or drip irrigation, is a method which allows the farmer to give the same amount of water to the roots of each plant, without waste. ...
The History of Drip Irrigation Historians believe that drip irrigation has been in use for thousands of years. ...
Subsurface Drip Irrigation is a specialized subset of drip irrigation where dripline or drip tape "lateral lines" (tubes buried beneath the crop rows) and supply and flushing "submains" (pipes supplying water to the lateral lines) are buried beneath the soil surface for multi-year use. The SDI lateral line tubes are buried ...
This study was performed to investigate the horizontal and vertical distribution of soil moisture and salinity using an alternative trickle irrigation system of drip tape. Four main treatments consisting of 100, 80, 70, and 60% of the plants’ water requirements and three sub-treatments of 2.1, 4.6, and 10.2 dS/m, were conducted. ...