Minimum Center Pivot Design Capacities in Nebraska

G1851
Published 2008
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Irrigators investing in a center pivot irrigation system need to consider how much irrigation water is required to supplement rainfall. Irrigation system capacity needed to meet crop requirements is defined in units of gallons per minute or gallons per minute per acre. If the system capacity is too low, crop stress can occur.
If it is too high, surface runoff may result.

Publication Details

Authors

William L. Kranz

Derrel L. Martin

Suat Irmak

Simon J. van Donk

C. Dean Yonts

Subject

Crops

Irrigation Engineering

Publication Date January 01, 1989
Last Revision Date April 18, 2008
Language English
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Series NebGuide