TY - GEN
T1 - Optimal water storage location and management zone delineation under variable subsurface drip irrigation
AU - Dillon, Carl R.
AU - Saghaian, Sayed
AU - Salim, Juma
AU - Kanakasabai, Murali
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - While irrigation has been used to increase crop yields, increase profitability and reduce production risks, interest in subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) offers new spatial management opportunities. Producers must consider irrigation strategy (uniform rate, variable rate), water storage (e.g. optimal pond location) and management zone delineation. Results of this study help substantiate why interest in subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) has increased. Uniform rate SDI is shown to be most profitable when water resources are not limited, while variable rate SDI is economically advantageous when water resources are limited. Site-specific pond location according to soil type also shows particular economic promise.
AB - While irrigation has been used to increase crop yields, increase profitability and reduce production risks, interest in subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) offers new spatial management opportunities. Producers must consider irrigation strategy (uniform rate, variable rate), water storage (e.g. optimal pond location) and management zone delineation. Results of this study help substantiate why interest in subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) has increased. Uniform rate SDI is shown to be most profitable when water resources are not limited, while variable rate SDI is economically advantageous when water resources are limited. Site-specific pond location according to soil type also shows particular economic promise.
KW - Economic optimization
KW - Management zones
KW - Variable rate irrigation
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:36749088629
SN - 9789076998695
T3 - Precision Agriculture 2005, ECPA 2005
SP - 959
EP - 965
BT - Precision Agriculture 2005
T2 - 5th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2005
Y2 - 9 June 2005 through 12 June 2005
ER -