Research Report: Improvement in Yield per Litre Using Measured Irrigation
Published on by Bernie Omodei, Owner at Measured Irrigation in Academic
A gravity feed pilot trial in Adelaide evaluated the crop yield per litre using Measured Irrigation (MI) scheduling compared with programmed irrigation scheduling as recommended by Amiran in Kenya.
The results indicate that for medium soils MI scheduling may improve the yield per litre by more than 100%, and for sandy soils MI scheduling may improve the yield per litre by more than 400%.
The results are for a preliminary trial only, and further independent trials are needed to more accurately estimate the improvement in crop yield per litre for various crops under various conditions.
The cost of increasing the crop yield per litre using MI scheduling is simply the cost of an evaporator and a steel pole.
By Dr Bernie Omodei
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