DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT AND SALTS IN SOIL PROFILE AFFECTED BY SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM UNDER DIFFERENT DISCHARGE RATES OF EMITTER

Aboamera, M.A.;; Gomaa, , A.H; Ageez, Asmaa Talat

doi:10.21608/maje.2023.225105.1006

DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT AND SALTS IN SOIL PROFILE AFFECTED BY SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM UNDER DIFFERENT DISCHARGE RATES OF EMITTER

Document Type : Journals of Agricultural research is a specialized scientific reviewed Journals

Authors

¹ Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University

² Agriculture Engineering faculty of agriculture menofia University

10.21608/maje.2023.225105.1006

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Field experiments were conducted during the year 2019, in the experimental farm at the Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. The site of the experiment was 30' 54ºN and 31ºE. During the field experiments, the minimum night temperature ranged between 17ºC and 22ºC, and the maximum temperature during the day ranged between 30ºC and 36ºC.The objective of this study was the field evaluation of the subsurface drip irrigation system used in the tomato crop under different emitter discharge.To achieve this aim, a subsurface drip irrigation system was installed, which was tested hydraulically before the field study. It consisted of a main irrigation line (PVC) with an inner diameter of 51mm, a branch (PVC) with a length of 32m and an inner diameter of 36mm, and secondary irrigation lines (PE) with a length of 9m for each line and a diameter of 16mm installed.It has longpass emitters with 4, 6 and 8 l/h. Two distances were used between the emitters, 30 cm and 50 cm. Subsurface irrigation lines were buried at a depth of 15cm under soil surface.
Using longpass emitter at emitter spacing 30 cm and emitter discharge 8 l/h in order to achieve the lowest percentage of salt accumulation in the root zone. Using longpass emitters at emitter spacing 30 cm and emitter discharge 4 l/h due to obtaining the highest productivity per feddan and also obtaining the highest water use efficiency. Application of the subsurface drip irrigation system in the clay lands to obtain a large percentage of irrigation water saving in each irrigation and seasonal total irrigation water.

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