The soil’s capacity to make available varying quantities of water, depending on texture, structure, depth of soil profile or rooting zone, will affect irrigation frequency and total application amount. A growing plant will require varying quantities of water at different stages of plant growth. The water requirement commences at the time of seeding and will…
Soil characteristics Just as it was important to assess soil characteristics to determine the basic design of the irrigation system, it is equally important to assess these same characteristics if effective irrigation scheduling is to be the result. To better understand this, you must first look at the various soils and see the differences in…
The maximum length and the area covered by the pivot are determined by the daily water requirement of the crop and the intake rate of the soil.
