2022年2月24日 · Furrow (or ridged-furrow) irrigation works by the simple use of gravity. With ridges and furrows, water runs down sloping channels between rows of hilled-up crops. Furrow systems work best on...

For fine-textured soil type, furrow irrigation is the most commonly practiced irrigation type. In this article a short guideline on description, suitability, application, and maintenance of furrow irrigation is presented.

2018年6月13日 · Probably one of the oldest methods of irrigating fields is surface irrigation (also known as flood or furrow irrigation), where farmers flow water down small trenches running through their crops.

What is furrow irrigation? A Furrow irrigation system is a surface irrigation system. In this method, furrows are developed in rows during the planting and cultivation process in which gravity plays the main role and water is efficiently applied for the plant to grow.

Furrow irrigation is one method of surface irrigation. Furrows are sloping channels cut into the soil surface, into which relatively large, but nonerosive, streams of water are directed. As water moves down the furrow, it infiltrates into the soil laterally as well as vertically.

Application efficiencies for traditional furrow-ir- rigated systems supplied by siphon tubes or gated pipe range between 30 and 40 percent, with effi- ciencies of 50-60 percent possible with excellent management. Land grading to eliminate low spots reduces local overirrigation and raises effi- ciency by about 5-10 percentage points.

2022年2月1日 · This article focuses on furrow irrigation from its early conception to modern-day deployment. In the United States, at the turn of this century, approximately 29.4 million acres of land were irrigated by flood irrigation as opposed to approximately 28.3 million acres being irrigated by spray.

2024年1月30日 · Furrow irrigation is a method of applying water to crops by directing it along furrows, or shallow channels, that run between the rows of plants. The water is typically applied from a central pivot or lateral pipe, and it flows down the furrows by gravity.

Proper furrow irrigation practices can minimize water application, irriga-tion costs, and chemical leaching, and can result in higher crop yields. Irrigating the entire field as quickly as possible is often the goal of a furrow irrigator.

2021年11月9日 · Furrow irrigation is the practice of creating parallel channels along the field length in the direction of the slope of the field. In order to apply water to the furrows, a gated pipe, siphon and head ditch, or bankless system is used.