Flow variation of emitters under subsurface drip irrigation in citrus and coffee crops. / Variação de vazão de gotejadores enterrados na irrigação de citros e café.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002

RESUMO

This work aimed to quantify drippers performance under subsurface drip irrigation (SDI), regarding the flow variation due to root intrusion under citrus and coffee crops. The experiment was carried out inside a greenhouse during the year of 2001, at the University of Sao Paulo (ESALQ), in Piracicaba SP. Coffee seedlings and orange scions planted in vases with 100 liters of capacity, irrigated by fourteen different models of commercial drippers (self-compensated end regular devices), in two depths (15 and 30 centimeters) and in two soil water depletion levels (dry and humid). It was accomplished five determinations of individual flows, in intervals of 60 days between first and the second readiness and of 30 days among other readings, using an inductive magnetic flow meter with 0,3% of precision. The flow data of the emitters were analyzed for each reading, though the parameters: a) relative flow (QR%), having as reference the initial flow rate measured and b) Flow coefficient of variation (CVQ%) of the analyzed sample. It was concluded that the root intrusion is not related to a specifics model randomly distributed. The irrigation levels did not resulted conclusive results regarding the root intrusion; flow variations were more evident for emitters at 30 centimeters depth under coffee crop. Self-compensated emitters tended to be more unstable, increasing the average flow rate with root and soil particles presence. Regular emitters tended to be more stable, decreasing the average flow rate with root and soil particles presence.

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drippers citricultura coffee trickle irrigation gotejadores café irrigação localizada citrus production

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