Watering
Drip irrigation design
Water and nutrient management that enhances fruit quality and crop stability.
Strategies and controls of drip irrigation and fertigation architecture that reduce water consumption in stone and fruit gardens by 25–35 percent.
The core element of the system is the pressure stabilizer and multi-stage filtration (sand + disk). The main and lateral diameters are calculated according to pressure loss; emitters are placed at a flow rate of 1.6–2.2 l/hour, at a distance of 40–60 cm. In sloped fields, sector-valve zoning and pressure compensating emitters maintain uniform water distribution.
Fertigation is provided through A-B tanks: pH 5.5–6.2, while EC is controlled according to phenophase (low at the beginning of vegetation, higher during fruit filling). A moisture sensor (tensiometer/capacitive) and evaporation-transpiration calculations (ET₀) are used to develop the irrigation program; a pulsed mode improves oxygen conditions in the root zone. High salinity water washes and mixtures that restore calcium-magnesium balance are used. As a result, Brix, calibrate and hardness indicators increase, and water consumption significantly decreases.
Strategies and controls of drip irrigation and fertigation architecture that reduce water consumption in stone and fruit gardens by 25–35 percent.
The core element of the system is the pressure stabilizer and multi-stage filtration (sand + disk). The main and lateral diameters are calculated according to pressure loss; emitters are placed at a flow rate of 1.6–2.2 l/hour, at a distance of 40–60 cm. In sloped fields, sector-valve zoning and pressure compensating emitters maintain uniform water distribution.
Fertigation is provided through A-B tanks: pH 5.5–6.2, while EC is controlled according to phenophase (low at the beginning of vegetation, higher during fruit filling). A moisture sensor (tensiometer/capacitive) and evaporation-transpiration calculations (ET₀) are used to develop the irrigation program; a pulsed mode improves oxygen conditions in the root zone. High salinity water washes and mixtures that restore calcium-magnesium balance are used. As a result, Brix, calibrate and hardness indicators increase, and water consumption significantly decreases.
