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SURGE-FLOW IRRIGATION AS INEXPENSIVE TECHNIQUE FOR WATER RATIONALIZATION IN NILE DELTA

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Abstract

This paper examines surge-flow irrigation as a cost-effective strategy for water rationalization in the Nile Delta. The study explores the benefits of this technique compared to traditional continuous-flow irrigation, using field trials to assess its effectiveness. The experiment took place on a private farm located in El- Santa district, Gharbiya Governorate, middle of the Nile Delta, Egypt, cultivated with corn (Zea Maize) during growing season of 2023, having a clay-loam textured soil. In this study, two of main design and management variables (unit flow rate, Q0; and cutoff time, tco) are selected such that the corresponding performance indices (seasonal irrigation requirements, Qreq; application efficiency, Ea; water storage efficiency, Er; water use efficiency, Ewu and distribution uniformity, DUp are measured and/or estimated and discussed. Surge flow with three cycle- ratios was compared to continuous flow to opened long furrows of 120 m length without dikes. Main results cleared out that the water applied during surge treatments advanced faster compared with continuous one. On average, water saving of 18 to 30 percent was observed in surge-irrigated furrows under different levels of discharge and on-off cycles. Performance indicators such as, per each irrigation and seasonal volume of water needed to complete irrigation, distribution uniformity, application efficiency, deep percolation losses and yield of corn, the surge mode of irrigation is convincingly better compared with continuous irrigation.

DOI

10.21608/mjae.2024.329746.1148

Keywords

Furrow irrigation, Pulse flow, Performance indices, Application efficiency, water storage efficiency, distribution uniformity

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Amer

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Prof. of soil physics, Soil &Water Dept. Fac. of Technology & Development., Zagazig U., Egypt.

Email

drmhamer@yahoo.com

City

Tanta

Orcid

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First Name

Mayie

Last Name

Amer

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Assistant prof. of Ag. Eng., Ag. Eng. Dept., Fac. of Ag., Tanta U., Egypt.

Email

mayieamer@yahoo.com

City

Tanta

Orcid

0000-0002-5420-8654

Volume

42

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

52581

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-10-20

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

33

Page End

48

Print ISSN

1687-384X

Online ISSN

2636-3062

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MJAE_Volume 42_Issue 1_Pages 33-48.pdf

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1,326

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Publication Title

Misr Journal of Agricultural Engineering

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https://mjae.journals.ekb.eg/

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SURGE-FLOW IRRIGATION AS INEXPENSIVE TECHNIQUE FOR WATER RATIONALIZATION IN NILE DELTA

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Created At

30 Dec 2024