Operation of the Central Pivot Evaluating the Dynamics of Humidity in the Soil with TRD

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Maiquel López-Silva
Dayma Carmenates-Hernández
Albi Mujica-Cervantes
Pedro Paneque-Rondón

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This work presents the study of the operation of the central pivot irrigation system for the cultivation of corn over the typical Red Ferralitic soil by analyzing the precipitations and the volumetric content of soil moisture obtained with the Digital Rain Gauge Portable TPJ-32 and the use of a portable TDR probe that applies the technique of Time Domain Reflectometry. The volumetric soil moisture content readings were taken at 192 points uniformly distributed in each test at different depths of 20 cm, 30 cm, and 40 cm. The results obtained show that the use of the TDR probe is a fast and efficient method that allowed to evaluate the behavior of the volumetric content of soil moisture between the upper limit and lower limit of the reserve easily usable for the crop. A 15% increase in crop yields was achieved by adjusting the irrigation interval of four and five days and a reduction of the volume of water to be applied in 31.13% and of the electric energy consumed for irrigation in 25%.

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López-Silva, M., Carmenates-Hernández, D., Mujica-Cervantes, A., & Paneque-Rondón, P. (2017). Operation of the Central Pivot Evaluating the Dynamics of Humidity in the Soil with TRD. Ingeniería Agrícola, 7(3), 11–16. Retrieved from https://revistas.unah.edu.cu/index.php/IAgric/article/view/766
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