Experimental research of equipment for burying in the ground the drip irrigation lines

Dragoș Manea,Eugen Marin,Cătălin Persu,Gabriel Gheorghe,Roxana Mitroi,G.P Negreanu,M Tazerout,C Ertekin,N.V Vlăduţ

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202128603011

Abstract

The equipment for burying in the ground the drip irrigation lines was designed and built at INMA Bucharest, within a complex research project carried out in partnership with other institutes, universities and research stations in Romania. The equipment is intended for drip irrigation technology for field crops. Subsurface crop irrigation technology is a variant of the classic drip irrigation technology, in which the drip lines are buried below the soil surface, providing water directly to the root zone of the plants. The depth of burial and the distance between the drip lines depends on the type of soil and the structure of the roots of the crop. The activities prior to the experimental research consisted in determining the characteristics of the test field (soil compactness, soil moisture, geographical coordinates of location). Experimental research of the equipment aimed at determining the energy indices (working speed, traction force, traction power, working capacity and fuel consumption).

Highlights

Subsurface crop irrigation technology is a variant of classical drip irrigation technology, in which drip lines are buried below the soil surface, providing water and / or fertilizer directly to the plant root zone
The technology of subsurface drip irrigation has been studied over time by several researchers [5 - 8]
The experiments with the technical equipment for burying drip irrigation lines in the ground have led to the conclusion that it can be used successfully in the technology of subsurface crop irrigation

Summary

Introduction

Subsurface crop irrigation technology is a variant of classical drip irrigation technology, in which drip lines are buried below the soil surface, providing water and / or fertilizer directly to the plant root zone. There are relatively little research in the literature on equipments for burying drip irrigation lines in the ground It is known from the prior art document [1], where the gutter opening organs are simultaneously assisted by other organs, which, as the irrigation tube is unrolled, cover the ditch with the soil resulting from the excavation. Various equipments are being built for the placement of irrigation hoses in the ground, manufactured by prestigious companies [2, 3, 4] Compared, these equipments differ from each other by the width and depth of work, the number and construction of the working organs, the power of the tractor with which they are intended to work in the aggregate, etc. The technology of subsurface drip irrigation has been studied over time by several researchers [5 - 8]

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