Subsurface Drip Irrigation Demonstration and Research Project
The University of Arizona

Subsurface Drip Irrigation
Demonstration and Research Project
Department of Soil, Water,
and Environmental Science

About Subsurface Drip Irrigation AZdrip project layout and irrigation Design AZdrip installation of irrigation system Current Crop Results from past crops, project reports

Current Crop:

Canteloupe var. Oympic Gold Syngenta
Planted: Aug. 8, 2010 (SDI wet date)
Harvested:   expected late October

Plot configuration

Conventional SDI
3 drip lines

Permanent 80" (2.0 m) beds containing three drip lines spaced 19" (48 cm) apart and 9" (23 cm) deep.
Conventional SDI
2 drip lines

Configured as 80" (2.0 m) beds with two drip lines 40" (1.0 m) apart
Orgainicl SDI
3 drip lines

Permanent 80" (2.0 m) beds containing three drip lines spaced 19" (48 cm) apart and 9" (23 cm) deep.
Orgainicl SDI
2 drip lines

Configured as 80" (2.0 m) beds with two drip lines 40" (1.0 m) apart
Conventional and orgainc Furrow

convential furrow nirrigation





09/22/10













post hail storm 10/13/10

Crop Water Use (through Oct 5, 2010)

Organic/Conventional
SDI
Water Applied (through Oct 5)
Water Use Efficiency
.
.
Establishment
Total
.
. .
cm (in)
kg yield/ha (lbs/ac)
Conventional
2 line
16.5 (6.5)
58.4 (23.0)
----
Conventional
3 line
20.6 (8.1)
62.7 (24.7)
----
.
.
.
.
.
Organic
2 line
17.2 (6.8)
56.6 (22.3)
----
Organic
3 line
18.5 (7.3)
62 (24.4)
----
.
.
.
.
.
Org/Conv
Furrow
15 (5.9)
64.8 (25.5)
----
. .
.
.
 .


Harvest Results for 2010 Melon

Crop lost in hail storm on Oct 5, 2010



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