Irrigation
Tutorial
The recommended irrigation strategies involve
trying to apply water uniformly to fields, contiguous blocks or zones, or to
non-contiguous nets. The problem of applying water uniformly is the subject of
traditional irrigation system design and management. With this in mind, a brief
irrigation tutorial is included with this information. The information in the
tutorial is organized into 4 section, with sub-sections as outlined below.
- Irrigation Systems
- General
- Terms
and Units
- Soil-Water-Plant Relationships
- Plant
Response to Water
- Soil-Water-Plant-Facts
- Soil
Texture
- Soil
Moisture
- Practice
Irrigation Calculations
- Irrigation Efficiency & Distribution
Uniformity
- Efficiency
- Water
Destination Diagrams
- Useful
Formulae
- Examples
- Irrigation Scheduling Basics
- Car
Analogy
- Review
of Soil/Plant/Water Factors
- Evaportanspiration
(ET) Based Scheduling
- Choice of
Management Allowed Depletion (MAD)
- Portable
Sprinkler Example
- Microspray
Example
- Row
Crop Drip Example