Improvement in crop yield per liter using Measured Irrigation
Omodei, B. 2018. Improvement in crop yield per liter using Measured Irrigation. AgroTechnology, 2, 8-13.
A gravity feed pilot trial in Adelaide evaluated the crop yield per liter using Measured Irrigation (MI) scheduling compared with programmed irrigation scheduling as recommended by Amiran in Kenya.
The results indicate that for medium soils MI scheduling may improve the yield per liter by more than 100%, and for sandy soils MI scheduling may improve the yield per liter by more than 400%.
The results are for a preliminary trial only, and further independent trials are needed to more accurately estimate the improvement in crop yield per liter for various crops under various conditions.
