Depending upon the type of soil, the slope of land, the kind of crop and the size of the stream (water supply available) there are many methods of irrigating crops such as flooding, flat bed, strip and border strip, ridge bed, furrow, drip, contour ditch and basin. Methods # 1. Border Irrigation: In this method, a thin sheet of water [...]
The following points highlight the eight main methods of surface irrigation. The methods are: 1. Wild or Uncontrolled Flooding 2. Free Flooding 3. Contour Laterals 4. Border Strip Method 5. Check Flooding Method 6. Basin Flooding 7. Zig-Zag Method of Flooding 8. Furrowed Method. Method # 1. Wild or Uncontrolled Flooding: In this method water is applied to rather unprepared [...]
In this article we will discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of sub-surface drip irrigation. Sub-surface drip irrigation (SDI) is a low pressure, low volume irrigation system that uses buried tubes to apply water. Applied water moves out of the tubes by soil matrix suction. Wetting occurs around the tube and water moves out in the soil all directions. Advantages [...]