Stone, J.F. and Garton, J.E. and Webb, B.B. and et al, . (1979) Irrigation water conservation using wide-spaced furrows. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 43 (2). pp. 407-411.
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Furrow irrigation studies comparing water applications to narrow and wide-spaced furrows were conducted on three crops at thee locations in Oklahoma over eight growing seasons. Wide-spaced-furrow irrigation usually required about half the water of narrow spacing. In 9 of 11 studies, no yield reductions were noted. In the seasons where yield reductions were noted, the atmospheric evaporative demand was high. A simple test was devised to indicate if a season in progress shows high atmospheric demand. The evaporative demand test involves measurement of rainfall and daily wind movement. Using standard National Weather Service instruments, daily average of rain > 1.6 mm between 15 July and 31 Aug. combined with daily wind movement < 155 km in August caused no yield reduction in wide-spaced-furrow irrigation. Wind was measured at the standard height of a “Class A” evaporation pan (51 cm). Conservation of water from wide-spaced-furrow irrigation should be possible on medium to fine textured soils in many semiarid regions of the world
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74074, USA |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2012 07:48 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2012 07:48 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1979.03615995004300... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8420 |
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