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David Groenfeldt 《Irrigation and Drainage Systems》1988,2(3):241-257
The management of most irrigation systems involves shared responsibility between one or more government agencies and farmers. Finding the optimal level of farmer management participation is an essential part of achieving optimal system performance. Two cases are discussed where farmers have been encouraged to play a more active management role with promising results. In the Gal Oya system in Sri Lanka, farmers manage the tertiary channels and also have a voice in managing the main system. In the Philippines, small systems have been turned over entirely to farmer management, while on large systems farmers manage the tertiary or secondary levels. A number of factors appear to be important in the management success of these irrigation systems including: -the social environment, -a manageable main system, -a strong commitment by the irrigation agency, -the use of community organizers, and -construction tasks around which farmers can organize. Greater farmer involvement in irrigation management can have both economic and social benefits. Economically there is evidence that farmers perform certain functions better than outside agencies can, and that both farmers and agencies perform their management tasks better when they feel a mutual responsibility for a common objective. Social benefits include the organizational skills that farmers learn and which may be useful in other activities, and a sense of self-respect and self-reliance. Though farmer participation requires a deliberate effort on the part of international and government agencies, as well as farmers, the benefits can be substantial. 相似文献
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Leslie E. Small 《Irrigation and Drainage Systems》1989,3(2):125-142
Interest in systems of user charges for irrigation projects serving large numbers of small farmers has grown in recent years in response to concerns about -the need to provide more adequate funding of O&M, -distortions and inefficiencies induced by subsidies, and -inadequate accountability of irrigation system managers to water users. The effects that can be expected from a system of user charges depend on -whether the charges are assessed as water prices or as area-based fees, -whether the irrigation agency has a significant degree of financial autonomy, and -the nature of the linkages between irrigation charges and investment decisions. Other important considerations in establishing user charges are the ability of the users to pay irrigation fees; the cost-effectiveness of O&M activities; the costs of implementing the user charges; and whether charges are project-specific or uniform throughout a region or a nation. 相似文献
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Since its inception, in 1885 the Buckeye Irrigation Canal has delivered irrigation water in the Buckeye Valley, southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Throughout its tenure the owners of the canal have consulted design professionals for its engineering needs. Early engineering in 1885 established canal alignments, delivery points and channel capacity. Until recently, the Buckeye Valley was a rural area relying on agricultural revenues to drive the local economy. Now, due to the recent housing market boom new homes started springing up like corn in September driving the existing open-channel laterals below grade into a patch work redesigned pipeline system. Because of these changes, professional construction managers are an enormous benefit to the Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District (BWCDD), the owner of the canal.As a result of this urbanization, contractors working for home developers are installing irrigation pipelines and systems with the focus of completing the project as quickly and economically as possible. Irrigation providers, on the other hand, focus on meeting the agricultural needs of their clients with consistent and uninterrupted water delivery. The services of a professional construction manager help both entities achieve their respective goals, shield BWCDD from construction of sub-par systems and risk, maintain uninterrupted service to growers and providing the technical expertise to communicate with both BWCDD and contractors.Construction managers provide a number of services to rural irrigation districts under-going urbanization. They team with an irrigation district by:
- Understanding irrigation design concepts;
- Understanding agricultural demands;
- Providing a thorough knowledge of construction practices and standards;
- Creating long-term design functionality;
- Reducing stress on and increasing productivity of personnel;
- Coordinating construction activities with water deliveries;
- Verifying constructed facilities perform as designed, which reduces maintenance costs.
- Reviewing development plans for adherence to current construction standards and practices and coordinates construction schedules with water delivery needs;
- Observing construction for proper installation;
- Clarifying installers understanding of plans and specifications;
- Coordinating interruptions in service;
- Tracking multiple construction projects;
- Explaining agricultural practices to contractor personnel;
- Providing a single point of contact for construction related correspondence.
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Gaylord V. Skogerboe 《Irrigation and Drainage Systems》1990,4(2):151-169
A learning process has been developed, based on experiences in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Nepal, for improving the maintenance and operations practices of an irrigation project or system. This learning process has been designed to: minimize the investment (O&M) costs so as to avoid rehabilitation; increase credibility of irrigation project staff with central headquarters through improved financial management practices and accountability; and develop more knowledge about what is occurring within the system in order to meet the needs of farmers. 相似文献
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《Agricultural Water Management》2005,72(3):195-207
Seven varieties of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum), provided by ICARDA, were tested in a greenhouse experiment for their salt tolerance. Afterwards two varieties, differing in salt tolerance, were irrigated with waters of three different salinity levels in a lysimeter experiment to analyse their salt tolerance.The characteristics of the salt tolerant variety compared to the salt sensitive variety are:
- -a shorter growing season and earlier senescence;
- -a higher pre-dawn leaf water potential;
- -a stronger osmotic adjustment;
- -a better maintenance of the number of productive stems per plant.
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The intended operation of the Rio Tunuyan irrigation scheme in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, is to divide flow proportionately over the entire area in accordance with registered water-rights. The main division of flow is by regulators at the heads of the lateral canals, which serve areas of appr. 15,000 ha. Taking the sub-lateral or secondary canal Viejo Retamo as an example, this paper discusses the flow division downstream of these regulators. The operation of the canal is evaluated with two performance indicators: -the ratio of volume of water intended to be supplied to the tertiary units over the volume of water actually supplied, and -the misallocation of water in volume. In the Rio Tunuyan scheme, there is also a relation between the evapotranspiration of crops and the groundwater level: if less than 60% of the supplied canal water evapotranspires, the groundwater level rises. 相似文献
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《Agricultural Water Management》2001,52(1):33-52
In order to study the use of water irrigation in a rational way, several combinations of discharge rate, irrigation duration and inter-emitter distances were tested. For instance, three dripper spacings of 30, 50 and 70 cm which delivered water volumes of 4, 8 and 16 l per dripper, respectively, and three discharge rates of 2, 4 and 8 l/h for each spacing, were applied.An overlapping of the wetted bulbs was observed at the end of the different irrigation experiments. The inter-dripper root-zone had an average water content of 45% and a coefficient of uniformity of 90%.The discharge rate of 2 l/h applied to a 70 cm dripper spacing was characterised by water losses of 15% due to the significant irrigation duration (8 h).From this study, we reach the following conclusions, specific to the soil type and practical culture.
- 1.The maximum irrigation duration does not exceed 4 h.
- 2.Two hours durations can be used for the different spacings, each of which was characterised by its own discharge rate.
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《Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research》1987,36(3):175-206
The two previous papers in this series have examined the factors affecting the aeration, mixing and foam control aspects of aerator performance. In this final paper, existing designs are reviewed to provide some guidance for the selection of aerators for farm use.The various types are classified as follows:
- 1.(a) compressed air,
- 2.(b) mechanical surface,
- 3.(c) mechanical subsurface,
- 4.(d) combined compressed air/mechanical, and
- 5.(e) pumped liquid.
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Muhammad F. Bari 《Irrigation and Drainage Systems》1993,7(2):131-150
Flow conditions, which could not be explained, occurred in the stilling basin and outfall channel of the Feni Regulator sited at the western end of the Feni River closure dam. This regulator controls outflows from the upstream reservoir which supplies irrigation water to Muhuri Project in Bangladesh. Analysis of flood discharge data revealed that the design discharge for the structure was not exceeded; yet abnormal scour occurred in the outfall channel and the brick block rip-rap placed thereon was damaged. A model study was conducted to understand the causes of such unusual local erosion downstream of the stilling basin and to provide answers to two main questions: -Is potential scour serious in terms of the stability of the structure? -What protection measures could be taken to stabilize the scour at a safe level? Using a 1:30 scale model, the probable maximum scour was simulated, and the performance of alternative rip-rap designs including that of the existing one were examined. The results of this study supplemented by field scour data collected during subsequent flood seasons indicated that even if the flow rate through the regulator approaches the design flood discharge, the downstream scour is not likely to extend up to an elevation of ? 10.7 m, a scour level observed in the previous year at a lower discharge. It also showed that the existing rip-rap blocks were marginally undersized and consequently the rip-rap was prone to failure if flow conditions departed from uniform. A suitable method of scour protection downstream of the stilling basin at the regulator exit also evolved from the study. 相似文献
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《Agricultural Water Management》2005,72(3):177-194
Two varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and faba bean (Vicia faba), differing in drought tolerance according to the classification of the International Center for Agronomic Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), were irrigated with waters of three different salinity levels in a lysimeter experiment to analyse their salt tolerance.The drought-sensitive varieties are more salt tolerant than the drought-tolerant varieties. Under saline conditions, the drought-sensitive varieties show a much higher yield up to a salinity threshold, corresponding with an electrical conductivity (ECe) between 2.5 and 3 dS/m for chickpea and between 5.5 and 6 dS/m for faba bean.The drought-sensitive varieties are able to improve or maintain the water-use efficiency when irrigated with saline water. This ability can be ascribed to
- •the larger biomass production owing to the later senescence, which allows a better utilization of the irrigation water;
- •the late flowering of chickpea.
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G.A. Cornish 《Irrigation and Drainage Systems》1998,12(3):185-201
The findings of a study of factors influencing the uptake of pressurised irrigation technologies by smallholders in developing countries are presented. The paper reviews the physical and technical characteristics that determine their suitability for use by smallholders. It also identifies a range of pre-conditions relating to water availability, institutional support and economic opportunity that must be satisfied before smallholders will adopt even low-technology pressurised irrigation systems.The review demonstrates that where physical, economic and institutional conditions are right some forms of pressurised modern irrigation technology permit smallholder irrigation of high value crops where surface irrigation would be inappropriate. However, the paper warns against the danger of wide-scale promotion of such technologies without considering the issues of institutional and technical support. Where pressurised systems are promoted to increase water use efficiency it is essential that they be well designed, installed and operated for savings to be realised. 相似文献
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The implementation of nutrient management plans for confined animal feeding operations requires recording N and P loads from land-applied manure, including nutrients applied in irrigation water from manure treatment lagoons. By regulation, lagoon irrigation water nutrient records in Mississippi must be based on at least one lagoon water nutrient analysis annually. Research in Mississippi has shown that N and P levels in lagoon water, and the N:P ratio, vary significantly through the year. Nutrient estimates based on one annual analysis do not account for this variability and may overestimate or underestimate N and P loads. The present study reports an improved method to more precisely estimate N and P loads in irrigation water from swine manure lagoons. The method is based on predictable annual cycles of N and P levels in lagoon water and employs simple curve-fitting of lagoon-specific formulas derived by analyses of historical data. Similarity of curves from analyses of Mississippi lagoons and other lagoon studies suggests that the method can be applied using the often limited nutrient data for a lagoon to more precisely estimate seasonal shifts of N and P and to improve the precision of estimates for N and P in irrigation water. Although the present study focused on swine manure lagoons in the southern US, recognition that the annual N cycle in lagoon water is temperature driven, suggests that additional research incorporating temperature into future models could extend these models to other types of waste treatment lagoons and climates. 相似文献
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Accurate irrigation scheduling is important to ensure maximum yield and optimal water use in irrigated cotton. This study
hypothesizes that cotton water stress in relatively humid areas can be detected from crop stress indices derived from canopy
reflectance or temperature. Field experiments were conducted in the 2003 and 2004 crop seasons with three irrigation treatments
and multiple cultivars to study cotton response to water stress. The experiment plots were monitored for soil water potential
(SWP), canopy reflectance and canopy temperature. Four crop stress indices namely normalized difference vegetative index (NDVI),
green NDVI (GNDVI), stress time (ST) index and crop water stress index (CWSI) were evaluated for their ability to indicate
water stress. These indices were analyzed with classic mixed regression models and spatial regression models for split-plot
design. Rainfall was plentiful in both seasons, providing conditions representative of irrigated agriculture in relatively
wet regions. Under such wet weather conditions, excessive irrigation decreased lint yield, indicating the necessity for accurate
irrigation scheduling. The four crop stress indices showed significant responses to irrigation treatments and strong correlation
to SWP at shallow (0.2 m) depth. Spatial regression models were able to accurately explain the effect of irrigation treatment,
while classic split-plot ANOVA models were confounded by collinearity in data across space and time. The results also verified
that extreme humidity can mask canopy temperature differences with respect to ambient temperature, adding errors to canopy
temperature-based stress indicators.
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M. V. Cuevas M. J. Martín-Palomo A. Diaz-Espejo J. M. Torres-Ruiz C. M. Rodriguez-Dominguez A. Perez-Martin R. Pino-Mejías J. E. Fernández 《Irrigation Science》2013,31(4):729-746
We used sap flow and trunk diameter measurements for assessing water stress in a high-density ‘Arbequina’ olive orchard with control trees irrigated to replace 100 % of the crop water needs, and 60RDI and 30RDI trees, in which irrigation replaced ca. 60 and 30 % of the control, respectively. We calculated the daily difference for both tree water consumption ( $ D_{{E_{\text{p}} }} $ ) and maximum trunk diameter (D MXTD) between RDI trees and control trees. The seasonal dynamics of $ D_{{E_{\text{p}} }} $ agreed reasonably well with that of the stem water potential. We identified peculiarities on the response $ D_{{E_{\text{p}} }} $ to changes in water stressing conditions, which must be taken into account when using the index. An analysis of the water stress variability in the orchard is required for choosing the instrumented trees. The reliability of the D MXTD index was poorer than that of $ D_{{E_{\text{p}} }} $ . The maximum daily shrinkage (MDS) was not a reliable water stress indicator. 相似文献
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Performance assessment of irrigation water management of heterogeneous irrigation schemes: 1. A framework for evaluation 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Studies of the performance assessment of irrigation schemes have gained momentum since the late 1980s due to the common perspective that the resources (land and water) in irrigation schemes are not being managed appropriately. In this paper irrigation water management is considered as one of the activities of the irrigation scheme. Three phases of irrigation water management namely planning, operation and evaluation are identified. A framework for the performance assessment of irrigation water management in heterogeneous irrigation schemes is proposed in this paper, based on earlier studies made in this direction. The paper presents two types of allocative measures (productivity and equity) and five types of scheduling measures (adequacy, reliability, flexibility, sustainability and efficiency), together with the methodologies for estimating these for the scheme as a whole during different phases of irrigation water management. 相似文献
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Optimal on-farm irrigation scheduling with a seasonal water limit using simulated annealing 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
As water resources are limited and the demand for agricultural products increases, it becomes increasingly important to use irrigation water optimally. At a farm scale, farmer's have a particularly strong incentive to optimize their irrigation water use when the volume of water available over a season is production limiting. In this situation, a farmer's goal is to maximize farm profit, by adjusting when and where irrigation water is used. However, making the very best decisions about when and where to irrigate is not easy, since these daily decisions require consideration of the entire remaining irrigation season. Future rainfall uncertainty further complicates decisions on when and which crops should be subjected to water stress. This paper presents an innovative on-farm irrigation scheduling decision support method called the Canterbury irrigation scheduler (CIS) that is suitable when seasonal water availability is limited. Previous optimal scheduling methods generally use stochastic dynamic programming, which requires over-simplistic plant models, limiting their practical usefulness. The CIS method improves on previous methods because it accommodates realistic plant models. Future farm profit (the objective function) is calculated using a time-series simulation model of the farm. Different irrigation management strategies are tested using the farm simulation model. The irrigation strategies are defined by a set of decision variables, and the decision variables are optimized using simulated annealing. The result of this optimization is an irrigation strategy that maximizes the expected future farm profit. This process is repeated several times during the irrigation season using the CIS method, and the optimal irrigation strategy is modified and improved using updated climate and soil moisture information. The ability of the CIS method to produce near optimal decisions was demonstrated by a comparison to previous stochastic dynamic programming schedulers. A second case study shows the CIS method can incorporate more realistic farm models than is possible when using stochastic dynamic programming. This case study used the FarmWi$e/APSIM model developed by CSIRO, Australia. Results show that when seasonal water limit is the primary constraint on water availability, the CIS could increase pasture yield revenue in Canterbury (New Zealand) in the order of 10%, compared with scheduling irrigation using current state of the art scheduling practice. 相似文献
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The effects of multiple irrigation regimes on the relationships among tree water status, vegetative growth and productivity within a super-high-density (SHD) “Arbequina” olive grove (1950 tree/ha) were studied for three seasons (2008–2010). Five different irrigation levels calculated as percentage of crop irrigation requirement using FAO procedures (Allen et al. in Crop evapotranspiration. Guidelines for computing crop water requirements. Irrigation and drainage paper 56. FAO, Rome, 1998) were imposed during the growing season. Periodically during the growing season, daytime stem water potential (Ψ STEM), inflorescences per branch, fruits per inflorescence and shoot absolute growth rate were measured. Crop yield, fruit average fresh weight and oil polyphenol content were measured after harvest. The midday Ψ STEM ranged from ?7 to ?1.5 MPa and correlated well enough with yield efficiency, crop density and fruit fresh weight to demonstrate its utility as a precise method for determining water status in SHD olive orchards. The relationships between midday Ψ STEM and the horticultural parameters suggest maintaining Ψ STEM values between ?3.5 and ?2.5 MPa is optimal for moderate annual yields of good quality oil. Values below ?3.5 MPa reduced current season productivity, while values over ?2.5 MPa were less effective in increasing productivity, reduced oil quality and produced excessive crop set that strongly affected vegetative growth and fruit production the following season. On the basis of the result given here, irrigation scheduling in the new SHD orchards should be planned on a 2-year basis and corrected annually based on crop load. Collectively, these results suggest that deficit irrigation management is a viable strategy for SHD olive orchards. 相似文献
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Ahmad Yar Ranjha Richard C. Peralta Antonio Maria Requena Howard M. Deer Majid Ehteshami Robert W. Hill Wynn R. Walker 《Irrigation Science》1992,13(1):9-14
Summary Effects of furrow irrigation designs, water management practices (irrigation scheduling, etc.), soil types and pesticide parameters on pesticide leaching were simulated. A hydraulic kinematic-wave irrigation model was used to estimate water infiltration for alternative furrow lengths and inflow rates. A one-dimensional simulation model then simulated the movement of pesticides through soils following furrow irrigation. Potential ground-water contamination by pesticides can be reduced by an integrated use of the best management practices (BMPs) such as careful selection and use of pesticides, efficient furrow irrigation designs and improved water management techniques (irrigation scheduling, etc.). Procedures for designing an appropriate furrow irrigation system for a particular site and pesticide, and selecting pesticides for a particular site, crop and furrow irrigation system are illustrated. These procedures are being used to develop decision support computer models for developing different BMPs for pesticide-agricultural management decisions. 相似文献
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Intercropping, drip irrigation, and the use of plastic mulch are important management practices, which can, when utilized simultaneously, increase crop production and save irrigation water. Investigating soil water dynamics in the root zone of the intercropping field under such conditions is essential in order to understand the combined effects of these practices and to promote their wider use. However, not much work has been done to investigate soil water dynamics in the root zone of drip-irrigated, strip intercropping fields under plastic mulch. Three field experiments with different irrigation treatments (high T1, moderate T2, and low T3) were conducted to evaluate soil water contents (SWC) at different locations, for different irrigation treatments, and with respect to dripper lines and plants (corn and tomatoes). Experimental data were then used to calibrate the HYDRUS (2D/3D) model. Comparison between experimental data and model simulations showed that HYDRUS (2D/3D) described different irrigation events and SWC in the root zone well, with average relative errors of 10.8, 9.5, and 11.6 % for irrigation treatments T1, T2, and T3, respectively, and with corresponding root mean square errors of 0.043, 0.035, and 0.040 cm3 cm?3, respectively. The results showed that the SWC in the shallow root zone (0–40 cm) was lower under non-mulched locations than under mulched locations, irrespective of the irrigation treatment, while no significant differences in the SWC were observed in the deeper root zone (40–100 cm). The SWC in the shallow root zone was significantly higher for the high irrigation treatment (T1) than for the low irrigation treatment, while, again, no differences were observed in the deeper root zone. Simulations of two-dimensional SWC distributions revealed that the low irrigation treatment (T3) produced serious severe water stress (with SWCs near the wilting point) in the 30–40 cm part of the root zone, and that using separate drip emitter lines for each crop is well suited for producing the optimal soil water distribution pattern in the root zone of the intercropping field. The results of this study can be very useful in designing an optimal irrigation plan for intercropped fields. 相似文献
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The introduction of computer assisted irrigation scheduling to a 20,000 ha smallholder rice and sugarcane irrigation project in Thailand has provided an opportunity for continuous performance assessment. The provision of weekly information on performance is exerting an influence on the management of the system thus enabling timely response to operational problems.Kraseio Project has been operating with an improved water management system for two seasons, incorporating simple performance indicators, namely: actual versus targetted supply, along with equity, reliability and adequacy measures. Over these seasons the value of regular feedback of performance information has been demonstrated, in terms of increased awareness by project staff of operating constraints and their ability to quantify project performance. 相似文献