Irrigation for Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Production
Irrigation Design
Investment or Insurance
Investing in Irrigation
Micro-Irrigation
Plant - Water - Soil
Water Retention
Saturated Soil
Field Capacity
Wilting Point
Water Holding Capacity
Thus,
Irrigation Scheduling
One Inch of Water
Evapotranspiration
Checkbook Method of Irrigation Scheduling
Irrigated Area and Volume
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Question: What is your Acreage?
Wetting Pattern with Drip Line on Soil Surface
Wetting Patterns with Drip Line in Raised-Beds
Rooting Depth
Components of Drip Irrigation
Distribution and Filtration
Emitters
Line-Source and Point-Source Emitters
Focus on Line-Source Emitters
Face the Emitters Up
Design Factors
Emitter Spacing
Emitter Discharge
Wall Thickness
Drip Tape Wall Thickness
Tubing Diameter
Example
200-foot Length on Zero Percent Slope
600-foot Length on Zero Percent Slope
1000-foot Length on Zero Percent Slope
1000-foot Length on Zero Percent Slope Change to 7/8-inch Diameter
600-foot Length on Five Percent Slope Water Source at Top of Hill
600-foot Length on Five Percent Slope Pushing Water Up the Hill
Connecting Drip Line to Manifold (or Header)
Flat-Tube Connections
Lay-Flat Hose Connections
PVC Pipe Connections
Tubing Connections
Selection of Connectors
Suitability of Irrigation Water
Solids will Plug Emitters
Water Filtration
Sand Filters
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Backflushing Sand Filters
Disk Filters
Screen Filters
Wrap-up
Final Words
Questions ?
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