Motives For Using Pulse Irrigation

By Teri Farley


Through pulse irrigation, pressurized water could be used continuously, with a pulsating output. By using a low rate system, the quantity of effluent provided can be small. Studies have shown that a moisture level increase and a smaller amount of effluent does not mean nutrients are lost. Moisture can be controlled is the soil because of the way in which the discharged liquid is used.

The pulsing equipment contains two orifices that are cross-sectional: one that is smaller and one that is larger (inlet and outlet). There is also a valve that works automatically and the various pressure levels can make it close or open. For storing the liquid, you can take advantage of the system reservoir. At the moment in which the valve closes, the container becomes full and it opens the valve because of the pressure that is created.

Effluent must be applied in a way the will permit the nutrients in the soil to stay in the root zone, for feeding the plants. Instead of leaking into the ground, the liquid feeds the cultures. In many cases, the soil moisture deficit decreases. The old way of irrigation that involves traveling along the required areas should not be combined with the automated one, as it can cause loss of nutrients in the root zone.

Even if soil humidity reaches the limit, pulse irrigation can still be implemented. Ground moisture does not affect the management of effluent, as it can work well on dry and cracked surfaces too. The nutritive substances can be held in the required locations. According to studies, for making a cycle efficient, the pulsing time has to be of twenty minutes, with pauses of forty in between.

In a period of three hours, three irrigation cycles should occur, if the twenty minute schedule is followed.In every hour, you should cover four millimeters. Many individual use the method due to its cost saving benefit. Cultures could be irrigated non stop without human intervention. In the modern economy, spending less can be crucial and this may be achieved with pulse application. Plants can be fed in an efficient way. The priciest operations in agriculture are usually watering and fertilization.

You can decrease the the natural nutritional schedule of a plant. If you want to water crops efficiently, it must be done ten to fifteen minutes an hour. The process must be repeated each day, for six hours, or twelve.

The tools required for the right procedure can be: solenoid valves at each needed area, an irrigation controller and underground cables for linking the two components. Soils moisture levels have been measured by scientists prior to using the system and after. In the tests, plants like blueberries, blackberries and tomatoes were used.

As a modern way of watering plants pulse irrigation can become very popular today, because of lowering farming costs. A system can work on its own and the liquid is sprayed in cycles, for adapting to the requirements of a culture. Agriculture can be greatly improved, as the management of crops may be optimized.




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