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The feasibility of subirrigation systems on claypan soils in the Midwest
Mostaghimi, Saied; Lembke, Walter D.; Boast, Charles W.
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/89815
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- Title
- The feasibility of subirrigation systems on claypan soils in the Midwest
- Author(s)
- Mostaghimi, Saied
- Lembke, Walter D.
- Boast, Charles W.
- Contributor(s)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Issue Date
- 1984-09
- Keyword(s)
- Water resource development
- Water resource development--Illinois
- Agriculture
- Claypan soils
- Corn
- Drain depth
- Drain spacing
- Dry days
- Midwest
- Simulation model
- Subirrigation
- Subsurface drainage
- Surface drainage
- Trafficability
- Water table depth
- Weir depth
- Geographic Coverage
- Illinois (state)
- Abstract
- This was a study to evaluate the suitability of subirrigation along with alternative soil and water trujlnagement practices on claypan soil. Crop yields on these soils are usually low because of limited water management for crop production. Several years of crops, soil and weather data collected on a claypan soil in Illinois were used to study performance of subirrigation and conventional irrigation on these soils. Various drain spacings and depth combinations for both good and poor· quality surface drainage were simulated. Results indicated that optimum drain spacing for subirrigation on these soils would be 6 m under good surface drainage, and a weir setting depth of 35 cm on a 5-year recurrence interval basis. However, such a close drain spacing may not be economically feasible.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Water Resources Center
- Type of Resource
- text
- Language
- en
- Permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89815
- Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- Copyright and License Information
- Copyright 1984 held by Saied Mostaghimi, Walter D. Lembke, Charles W. Boast
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