Advantages and Disadvantages of Subsurface Drip Irrigation

Advantages and Disadvantages of Subsurface Drip Irrigation

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Discusses subsurface drip irrigation, including the advantages of water application efficiency and savings, energy savings and potential yield increases and the disadvantges of initial investment, system capacity, design restrictions and emitter clogging.

 

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AUTHORS

Jose O Payero, C. Dean Yonts, Suat Irmak, David D. Tarkalson

SUBJECT

Crops / Irrigation Engineering

PUBLICATION DATE

April 4, 2005

LAST REVISION DATE

None

LANGUAGE

English

FORMATS

PDF

SERIES

Extension Circular