Subirrigation in Agricultural Fields

EC3038
Published 2020
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In agricultural production fields, subirrigation is an irrigation practice to control the water table at certain levels by elevating or lowering it. This is accomplished by artificially adding water to the soil profile underground to moisten the crop root-zone for a determined period. It is essentially a water table management method and a reverse process of drainage. In some cases, subirrigation also is referred to as subsurface irrigation, seepage irrigation, or reverse drainage irrigation. Subirrigation is sometimes confused with subsurface drip irrigation, but they are two significantly different methods of water management. In this publication, subirrigation for crops in agricultural fields is considered. Some of the main components and basic principles of subirrigation systems as well as some of the considerations and aspects for successful implementation of the method are presented.

Publication Details

Authors

Suat Irmak

Subject

Crops

Irrigation Engineering

Publication Date December 20, 2018
Last Revision Date October 01, 2020
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Series Extension Circular