Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrows

Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrows

Surface irrigation may lead to thick depositional crusts at the soil surface, which can reduce infiltration rate. To break the crust on the sides of the bed near the bottom of a furrow, we developed a torpedo-shaped, winged cultivator. Field experiments were conducted on a...

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Main Authors: Shrini K. Upadhyaya, J. Jafari Far, Sayedahmad Shafii, H. Abdel Fattah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1997-09-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v051n05p21
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spelling doaj-bf60ee687b5c4a36a7b57e5c4f8547962020-11-25T02:29:15ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911997-09-01515212210.3733/ca.v051n05p2110.3733/cav051n05_10Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrowsShrini K. Upadhyaya0J. Jafari Far1Sayedahmad Shafii2H. Abdel Fattah3S.K. Upadhyaya is Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC DavisJ.J. Far is Visiting Researcher, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC DavisS. Shafii is Postgraduate Researcher, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC DavisH.A. Fattah is Graduate Assistant, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC DavisSurface irrigation may lead to thick depositional crusts at the soil surface, which can reduce infiltration rate. To break the crust on the sides of the bed near the bottom of a furrow, we developed a torpedo-shaped, winged cultivator. Field experiments were conducted on a tomato crop at UC Davis on Yolo loam soil during the summer of 1992. Breaking the crust with the device increased cumulative infiltration significantly, by almost 30%.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v051n05p21
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Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrows
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title Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrows
title_short Crust-breaking device improves water infiltration into furrows
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description Surface irrigation may lead to thick depositional crusts at the soil surface, which can reduce infiltration rate. To break the crust on the sides of the bed near the bottom of a furrow, we developed a torpedo-shaped, winged cultivator. Field experiments were conducted on a tomato crop at UC Davis on Yolo loam soil during the summer of 1992. Breaking the crust with the device increased cumulative infiltration significantly, by almost 30%.
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