Assessment of straight and meandering furrow irrigation strategies under different inflow rates

Authors

  • S Sayari Water Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, 76169-133, Iran
  • M Rahimpour Water Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, 76169-133, Iran
  • M Zounemat-Kermani Water Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, 76169-133, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2019.v45.i4.7550

Keywords:

meandering furrow irrigation, straight furrow irrigation, advance and recession time, runoff ratio, irrigation performance

Abstract

This paper reports the effect of straight furrow (SF) and meandering furrow (MF) irrigation strategies, as well as inflow rate, on infiltration and hydraulic parameters including advance time, recession time, and runoff hydrograph. The performance of SF and MF irrigation in terms of runoff ratio, deep percolation, and application efficiency was evaluated in 6 furrow fields at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. The required data were collected from the farm, consisting of free drainage furrows with length 70 m, top width 0.8 m, depth 0.25 m, and slope 0.2%. The advance and recession times were significantly longer in MF than SF irrigation. The infiltration was estimated by Lewis-Kostiakov equation. The infiltration coefficients were calculated: The values of k were higher and of a were lower in MF furrows than in SF furrows. The average runoff ratio and application efficiency for the SF irrigation events were 50.53% and 49.07%, respectively, while those of the MF irrigation events were 7.04% and 52.94%, respectively. Based on the results, the velocity of water advance in MF irrigation is decreased and, thus, the runoff, erosion losses, mass of fertilizer lost and surface water contamination were reduced. Using a lower inflow rate and appropriate irrigation time leads to better management outcomes in irrigation systems.

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Published

2019-10-29

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Research paper

How to Cite

Assessment of straight and meandering furrow irrigation strategies under different inflow rates. (2019). Water SA, 45(4 October). https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2019.v45.i4.7550