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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 14, Issue:3, March, 2025

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2025.14(3): 65-75
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2025.1403.010


Comparison of Amount of Water Percolation and Evaporation in Sprinkler and Surface Irrigation Systems
Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education center, AREEO, Shahrekord, Iran
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Abstract:

Increasing demand for water consumption and tensions resulting from negative balances in water basins have doubled the need for optimal water consumption. This project assessed the efficiency of water application, water use efficiency indices, and water losses in sprinkler and surface irrigation systems to enhance water utilization. Two lysimeters with under-cultivating alfalfa were investigated for water losses within the irrigation systems. The water balance equation method was applied to compare the water budget components in the irrigation systems. The results showed that the average water use efficiency and field water application efficiency in sprinkler and surface irrigation systems were 5.91 and 2.06 kg/m³ and 83 and 45 percent, respectively. The average deep percolation compared to the irrigation water in sprinkler and surface irrigation systems was 35.15 and 53.50 percent, respectively, while the evaporation rates were 61.1 and 45.7 percent. Water consumption in the sprinkler irrigation system was 12.2 percent less than that of the surface irrigation system. However, deep percolation in surface irrigation was 42.2 percent greater than in sprinkler irrigation, and evaporation was 15.4 percent higher in sprinkler irrigation. When comparing water use efficiency in sprinkler and surface irrigation systems at a 5 percent significance level using a t-test, a significant difference was observed, while no significant difference was found between dry and wet yields.


Keywords: Components of water balance, sprinkler and surface irrigation systems, water use efficiency, losses in irrigation water


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Rahim Alimohammadi Nafchi. 2025. Comparison of Amount of Water Percolation and Evaporation in Sprinkler and Surface Irrigation Systems.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 14(3): 65-75. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2025.1403.010
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