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Arabfard M, Shahnazari A, Ziatabar M. The Effect of Pot Irrigation, Tape and Gravity Drip Irrigation Systems on Sandy Soil Moisture Distribution under Cultivation of Watermelon. jwss 2020; 23 (4) :241-252
URL: http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-3750-en.html
1. Water Engineering Department, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran. , majidarabfard@yahoo.com
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Localized irrigation methods can be used to manage low water holding capacity in the sandy soils. In this research, the effects of different irrigation systems including pot, tape and drip irrigation with gravity pressures of 0.5, 1.5 and 3 meters on the sandy soil moisture distribution under watermelon cultivation were compared with the furrow irrigation as the control treatment. The moisture content of the soil at different depths and at the distance of 5 and 20 cm from the plant was measured using the TDR device. Water distribution study showed that in the pot irrigation method, the moisture content of different depths of soil was kept constant by 16% during the irrigation interval, but the highest moisture content was observed in gravitional drip irrigation treatment at the depths of 40, 50 and 60 cm; in contrast, the lowest amount of moisture was observed in the pot irrigation treatment. In tape and gravitional drip irrigation system with gravity pressure, in addition to the adjustment soil moisture up to 15 to 22% within the wetting front, soil moisture can be kept almost constant by pulsed irrigation technique. Therefore, while providing the use of drip irrigation system with minimum water pressure available in most of the agricultural land (0.5 m), using pot irrigation can ensure sandy soil moisture retention and soil for the cultivation of fruits such as watermelon plants.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Ggeneral
Received: 2018/07/5 | Accepted: 2019/05/19 | Published: 2020/02/29

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