Low Pressure Drip Irrigation for Agriculture
Published on by Bernie Omodei, Owner at Measured Irrigation in Technology
The cost of drip irrigation in agriculture using electric pumps is increasing as the cost of electricity is increasing.
Low pressure or gravity feed drip irrigation would reduce the cost of electricity dramatically.
The research proposal is to establish field trials to compare the cost-effectiveness of low-pressure drip irrigation with conventional pressurized drip irrigation. The plot size should be at least one acre.
I propose that the low-pressure system be set up so that the irrigation scheduling and dripper volumes are the same as those for a conventional high-pressure system. This will hopefully avoid any discussion about the comparative effectiveness of the low-pressure irrigation versus the high-pressure irrigation.
Learn more about it in the document below.
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Taxonomy
- Agriculture
- Drip Irrigation
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Micro Irrigation