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Effects of drip irrigation systems on the recovery of dissolved oxygen from hypoxic water

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  • Maestre-Valero, J.F.
  • Martínez-Alvarez, V.

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The dissolved oxygen concentration (DOC) is an important irrigation water quality parameter that can become a limiting factor in some intensive agriculture systems. A low DOC in the irrigation water may have critical consequences because it causes root oxygen deficiency, which in turn can result in agronomic problems. The aim of this study was to improve the understanding of the dynamics of the DOC in hypoxic irrigation water when passing throughout a surface drip irrigation system (DIS) and seeping into the soil. To this end, an experimental DIS consisting of three types of commercial emitters and a venturi air injector, installed in-line, was set up for evaluation. Furthermore, subsurface water samplers were buried to catch the water in the soil. The trials were conducted with water from two different sources. The control treatment was performed with fresh channel water, which had a high DOC (7.54 mg L-1; 92.2% saturation), and the low DOC treatments were supplied from a covered agricultural reservoir and had DOC values less than 1.08 mg L-1 (10.8% saturation). After the low DOC treatments, the final DOC in the soil 24 h after irrigation ranged from 3.77 mg L-1 to 5.31 mg L-1 (47.2% to 65.2% saturation). There was an increase in the DOC in all stages of the experimental DIS, which was more important in the water passing through the emitters. The main factor determining the final DOC was the type of emitter, where DOC differences were correlated to their flow performance. The control treatment reached a similar DOC in the soil 24 h after irrigation, indicating that using hypoxic water under DIS does not affect the final soil DOC. Finally, the application of a venturi air injector increased the DOC in the low DOC source up to values typically found in open channels and reservoirs.

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  • Maestre-Valero, J.F. & Martínez-Alvarez, V., 2010. "Effects of drip irrigation systems on the recovery of dissolved oxygen from hypoxic water," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 97(11), pages 1806-1812, November.
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