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Studies on locating moisture sensor for auomatic regulation of furrow irrigation systems

Volume : 91
Issue: Jan-mar
Pages: 10 - 14
Published: June 13, 2023
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Abstract


Field trials were conducted to find out an optimum location. depth and distance from furrow head, to install an electronic tensiometer to facilitate furrow irrigation automatically. Response time of the sensor obtained from the study revealed various combinations of depth and distance suitable for sensor placement for three discharge rates, viz. 0.5 lit/sec, 1.0 lit/sec and 1.5 lit/sec. The electronic tensiometer was later used to automatically irrigate maize according to a set soil moisture tension.

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10 - 14
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

Keywords


Automatic irrigation Soil moisture tension Response time. Electronic tensiometer.
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