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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Drip Tape Layout for Irrigation of Sugarcane in Latosol
Kai Huang1, 2, *, Desuo Cai1, Jinchuang Jinchuang2, Wei Pan2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
First Page: 265
Last Page: 271
Publisher ID: TOBIOTJ-9-265
DOI: 10.2174/1874070701509010265
Article History:
Received Date: 26/05/2015Revision Received Date: 14/07/2015
Acceptance Date: 10/08/2015
Electronic publication date: 12/11/2015
Collection year: 2015
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Abstract
A laboratory soil column experiment was first conducted to analyze water movement in latosol of sugarcane field under drip irrigation from single-point source at different emitter discharge rates. Next, a mathematical model of soil water movement under drip irrigation from single-point source was built using Hydrus-3D, which could accurately simulate the shape of the wetted soil volume and the distribution of volumetric water content in the experiment. Further, a Hydrus- 3D model of soil water movement under drip irrigation from double-point source was built and then used to analyze the effects of critical parameters on irrigation uniformity. Results showed that emitter spacing affected irrigation uniformity greatly, but emitter discharge rate did not. According to the irrigation uniformity, project cost and operational management patterns, appropriate drip tape parameters for irrigation of sugarcane in latosol were determined: emitter discharge rate 1.38 L/h, emitter spacing 30 cm, and single-emitter irrigation volume 9.0 L.