Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots

Center pivot and linear move irrigation systems’ design and operation are primarily limited by soil infiltration rates. Boom systems have been suggested to improve infiltration and decrease runoff by reducing the instantaneous water application rate of center pivots and linear move systems. In this...

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Main Authors: Nakawuka, Prossie, Peters, R.T., Okwany, Romulus O., Sadeghi, H.S.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67636
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author Nakawuka, Prossie
Peters, R.T.
Okwany, Romulus O.
Sadeghi, H.S.
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Okwany, Romulus O.
Peters, R.T.
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description Center pivot and linear move irrigation systems’ design and operation are primarily limited by soil infiltration rates. Boom systems have been suggested to improve infiltration and decrease runoff by reducing the instantaneous water application rate of center pivots and linear move systems. In this research project, we compared runoff from plots irrigated with typical in line sprinklers on a linear move irrigation system with those irrigated with off set boom systems. In line drops consistently generated greater runoff than ‘the boom systems in all of the irrigation events. Differences in runoff between the drop types were significantly different for the second, third, fourth and fifth irrigation events. The runoff differences from in line drops ranged from 3% to 24% greater than the boom systems. Runoff as a percentage of irrigation water applied increased with each irrigation event on both drop types.
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spelling CGSpace676362025-03-11T09:50:20Z Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots Nakawuka, Prossie Peters, R.T. Okwany, Romulus O. Sadeghi, H.S. irrigation methods irrigation systems sprinkler irrigation soil surface properties infiltration runoff Center pivot and linear move irrigation systems’ design and operation are primarily limited by soil infiltration rates. Boom systems have been suggested to improve infiltration and decrease runoff by reducing the instantaneous water application rate of center pivots and linear move systems. In this research project, we compared runoff from plots irrigated with typical in line sprinklers on a linear move irrigation system with those irrigated with off set boom systems. In line drops consistently generated greater runoff than ‘the boom systems in all of the irrigation events. Differences in runoff between the drop types were significantly different for the second, third, fourth and fifth irrigation events. The runoff differences from in line drops ranged from 3% to 24% greater than the boom systems. Runoff as a percentage of irrigation water applied increased with each irrigation event on both drop types. 2014 2015-07-30T06:07:52Z 2015-07-30T06:07:52Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67636 en Limited Access Nakawuka, Prossie; Peters, R. T.; Okwany, Romulus O.; Sadeghi, H. S. 2014. Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots. In USA. Irrigation Association. Technical session proceedings on Irrigation Show Education Conference, Arizona, USA, 17-21 November 2014. Arlington, VA, USA: Irrigation Association. pp.1-8.
spellingShingle irrigation methods
irrigation systems
sprinkler irrigation
soil surface properties
infiltration
runoff
Nakawuka, Prossie
Peters, R.T.
Okwany, Romulus O.
Sadeghi, H.S.
Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
title Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
title_full Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
title_fullStr Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
title_short Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
title_sort efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
topic irrigation methods
irrigation systems
sprinkler irrigation
soil surface properties
infiltration
runoff
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67636
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