Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots

dc.creatorNakawuka, Prossie
dc.creatorPeters, R.T.
dc.creatorOkwany, Romulus O.
dc.creatorSadeghi, H.S.
dc.date2014
dc.date2015-07-30T06:07:52Z
dc.date2015-07-30T06:07:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:22Z
dc.descriptionCenter pivot and linear move irrigation systems’ design and operation are primarily limited by soil infiltration rates. Boom systems have been suggested to improve infiltration and decrease runoff by reducing the instantaneous water application rate of center pivots and linear move systems. In this research project, we compared runoff from plots irrigated with typical in line sprinklers on a linear move irrigation system with those irrigated with off set boom systems. In line drops consistently generated greater runoff than ‘the boom systems in all of the irrigation events. Differences in runoff between the drop types were significantly different for the second, third, fourth and fifth irrigation events. The runoff differences from in line drops ranged from 3% to 24% greater than the boom systems. Runoff as a percentage of irrigation water applied increased with each irrigation event on both drop types.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/67636
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161880
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceNakawuka, Prossie; Peters, R. T.; Okwany, Romulus O.; Sadeghi, H. S. 2014. Efficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots. In USA. Irrigation Association. Technical session proceedings on Irrigation Show Education Conference, Arizona, USA, 17-21 November 2014. Arlington, VA, USA: Irrigation Association. pp.1-8.
dc.subjectirrigation methods
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.subjectsprinkler irrigation
dc.subjectsoil surface properties
dc.subjectinfiltration
dc.subjectrunoff
dc.titleEfficacy of boom systems in limiting runoff on center pivots
dc.typeConference Paper

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