Evaluation of infiltration parameters estimation methods in furrow irrigation with the presence of superabsorbents

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D Student, Department of irrigation and drainage engineering, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate professor, Department of Irrigation &amp, Reclamation Eng. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of irrigation and drainage engineering, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

A solution for optimal management of water resources is to add superabsorbents to the soil to increase water consumption efficiency. Due to the importance of soil infiltration in the design and evaluation of surface irrigation methods, several methods including multi-level optimization, Elliott and Walker two-point method, IPARM and SIPAR-ID were used in this study to estimate the volume of infiltrated water in soil with the presence of superabsorbents. This study was carried out during spring and summer of 2019, in experimental filed of Aboureyhan College of Tehran University. With 5 times irrigation in 10 furrows, two dosages of A200 and Stockosorb superabsorbents (16 and 32 g/m2) and two flow rates (0.3 and 0.6 Ls-1). According to the results, adding superabsorbent to the soil increased soil infiltration. The effect of superabsorbent was reduced with the increase of the flow rate to the furrows (In low flow rate from 5.9% to 18.9% and 5.5% to 18.1% in high flow rate). Stockosorb superabsorbent had a greater effect on increase of water infiltration in the soil compared to A200 (3.4% and 3.3% for low and high dosages of superabsorbent and low flow rate and respectively 0.5% and 1.7% in high flow rate). Multi-level optimization method estimated soil infiltration parameters with the lowest relative error (1%). Having high relative error, the SIPAR-ID model did not perform properly during the evaluation. Results also showed that with increasing the flow rate to the furrows, the performance of the IPARM model and two-point method decreased.

Keywords

Main Subjects

References

Abbasi, F. (2013). Principles of flow in surface irrigation. Iranian National Committee on. Irrigation and Drainage (IRNCID), Tehran (In Persian)
Aghayari, F., Khalili, F., & Ardakani, M.R. (2016). Effect of different irrigation methods and super absorbent polymer on yield and water productivity of corn. Journal of plant Ecophysiology, 8(24), 34-48. (In Persian)
Ahmadi Saraeilani, A., Mashal, M., Azadegan, B., & Kamali, P. (2020). Field evaluation of the effect of two superabsorbent polymers A200 and stacozorab on flow hydraulics in furrow irrigation. Journal of Water and Irrigation Management, 10(2), 173-187. (In Persian)
Bautista, E., Clemmens, A.J., Strelkoff, T.S., & Schlegel, J. (2009). Modern analysis of surface irrigation systems with WinSRFR. Agric Water Manag, 96, 1146-1154.
Benami, A., & Ofen, A. (1984). Irrigation Engineering: Sprinkler, Trickle, Surface Irrigation. Principles, Design and Agricultural Practices. Irrigation Engineering Scientific Publication, IIIC Bet Dagan, Israel.
Beykzadeh, E., Ziaei, A.N., & Ansari, H. (2014). Finding the Optimum Infiltration and Roughness Parameters in Furrow Irrigation Using Complete Hydrodynamic Model. Iranian Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 8(3), 549-555. (in Persian)
Boatright, J. L., Balint, D. E., Mackay, W. A., & Zajicek, J. M. (1997). Incorporation of a hydrophilic polymer into annual landscape beds. Journal of Environmental Horticulture, 15, 37-40.
Ebrahimian, H. (2014). Soil Infiltration Characteristics in Alternate and Conventional Furrow Irrigation using Different Estimation Methods. Korean Society of Civil Engineers, 18(6), 1904-1911.
Ebrahimian, H., Liaghat, A.M., Ghanbarian-Alavijeh, B., & Abbasi, F. (2010). Evaluation of various quick methods for estimating furrow and border infiltration parameters. Irrig. Sci., 28 (6), 479-488.
Ebrahimian, H., Brahimipak, N.A., Khodadadi Dehkordi, D., & Egdernejhad, A. (2017). Effect of water stress and superabsorbent on soil and corn crop. Water Irrig Manag, 7(1), 59-72. (in Persian)
Elliott, R.L., & Walker, W.R. (1982). Field evaluation of furrow infiltration and advance functions. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 25(2), 396-400.
Etedali, H.R., Ebrahimian, H., Abbasi, F., & Liaghat, A. (2011). Evaluating models for the estimation of furrow irrigation infiltration and roughness. Span J Agric Res, 9, 641-649.
Eubeler, J. P., Bernhard, M., & Knepper, T. P. (2010). Environmental biodegradation of synthetic polymers II. Biodegradation of different polymer groups. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 29(1), 84-100.
Fok, Y.S., & Bishop, A.A. (1965). Analysis of water advance in surface irrigation, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 91(1), 99-116.
Gillies, M.H., & Smith, RJ. (2005). Infiltration parameters from surface irrigation advance and run-off data. Irrig Sci, 24(1), 25-35.
Hanson, B.R., Prichard, T.L., & Schulbach, H. (1993). Estimating furrow infiltration. Agricultural Water Management, 24(4), 281-298.
Helalia, A., & Letey, J. (1988). Cationic polymer effects on infiltration rates with a rainfall simulator. Soil Science holding capacity. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 13(2), 103-111.
Holzapfel, E.A., Jana, J., Zuniga, C., Marino, M., Paredes, J., & Billib, M. (2004). Infiltration parameters for furrow irrigation, Agricultural Water Management, 68(1), 19-32.
Johnson, M.S., & Velkamp, C.J. (1984). Structure and functioning of water storing agricultural polyacrylamide. J. Sci. Food Agric., 36, 789-793.
Kamali, P., & Ebrahimian, H. (2017). Comparison and evaluation of different methods for inverse estimation of the infiltration equation parameters in vegetated furrows. Iranian Journal of Soil and Water Research, 48(1), 39-48. (in Persian)
Kamali, P., Ebrahimian, H., & Parsinejad, M. (2018). Estimation of Manning roughness coefficient for vegetated furrows. Irrig. Sci., 36 (6), 339-348.
Kamali, P., Ebrahimian, H., & Verdinejad, V.R. (2015). Evaluation and comparison of multilevel optimization method and IPARM model to estimate infiltration parameters in furrow. Water Irrig Manag, 5, 43-54. (in Persian)
Keifer, F.W. (1965). Average depth of absorbed water in surface irrigation. Special Publication, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Utah State Univ. Logan, Utah.
Miller, D.E. (1979). Effect of H- span on water retained by soils after irrigation: Soil sci. Am. J., 43, 628-629.
Mokhtari Motlagh, P., & Sharifan, H. (2014).  Study of the Effect Super absorbent A200on the Pattern of Water Flow in Furrow Irrigation. Journal of Water and Soil Conservation, 21(3), 203-220. (in Persian)
Mokhtari Motlagh, P., & Sharifan, H. (2017). Estimation of different soil infiltration parameters in furrow irrigation with super absorbent polymer. Journal of Water and Soil Conservation, 24(5), 281-289. (in Persian)
Montazar, A. (2007). Study the effect of stockosorb super absorption polymer on the flow advance time and infiltration parameters in furrow irrigation. Journal of Water and Soil, 22(2), 342-357. (in Persian)
Moravejalahkami, B., Mostafazadeh-Fard, B., Heidarpour, M., & Abbasi, F. (2009). Furrow infiltration and roughness prediction for different furrow inflow hydrographs using a zero-inertia model with a multilevel calibration approach. Biosystems Engineering, 103(3), 371-381.
Nasseri, A., Neyshabori, M.R., & Abbasi, F. (2008). Effectual components on furrow infiltration. Irrigation and Drainage, 57(4), 481-489.
Nie, W.B., Fei, L.J., & Ma, X.Y. (2014). Applied closed-end furrow irrigation optimized design based on field and simulated advance data. J Agric Sci Technol, 16, 395-408.
Ostrand, M.S., DeSutter, T.M., Daigh, A.L.M., Limb, R.F., & Steele, D.D. (2020) Superabsorbent polymer characteristics, properties and applications. Agrosyst Geosci Environ., 3(1), e20074.
Peterson, D. (2002). Hydrophilic polymers-Effect and uses in the landscape. Restoration and Reclamation Review. 7S. 16p.
Liao, R., Wu, W., Ren, S., & Yang, P. (2016). Effects of superabsorbent polymers on the hydraulic parameters and water retention properties of soil. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016.
Rodriguez, J.A., & Martos, J.C. (2010). SIPAR-ID: freeware for surface irrigation parameter identification. J Environ Model Softw, 25(11), 1478-1488.
Sepaskhah, A.R., & Afshar-Chamanabad, H. (2002). Determination of infiltration rate for every-other furrow irrigation. Bio system Eng., 82(4), 479-484.
Seyed Dorraji, S., Golchin, A., & Ahmadi, S.H. (2010). The Effects of Different Levels of a Superabsorbent Polymer and Soil Salinity on water Holding Capacity with three Textures of Sandy, Loamy and clay. Journal of Water and Soil, 24(2), 306-316. (in Persian)
Shepard, J.S., Wallender, W.W., & Hopmans, J.W. (1993). One-point method for estimating furrow infiltration. Transaction of the ASAE, 36(2), 395-404.
Sohrabi, T., Jahanjou, B., & Keshavarz, A. (2005). Effect of polyacrylamide (PAM) application on soil losses and water infiltration in furrow irrigation. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 6(24), 34-46. (In Persian)
Sojka, R.E., & Lentz, R.D. (1997). Reducing furrow irrigation erosion with polyacrylamide (PAM). Journal of Production Agriculture, 10(1), 47-52.
Valiantzas, J.D., Aggelides, S., & Sassalou, A. (2001). Furrow infiltration estimation from time to a single advance point. Agricultural Water Management, 52,17-32.
Walker, W.R. (2005). Multilevel calibration of furrow infiltration and roughness. Irrig Drain Eng, 131, 129-136.
Walker, W.R., & Skogerboe, G. (1987). Surface irrigation: theory and practice. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs.
Wenju, Zh., Jiazhen, H., Zhen, C., Pinxin, D., & Yanwei, F. (2019). Effects of superabsorbent polymers on the vertical infiltration of soil water with sand mulching. Environmental Earth Sciences, 19 (78), 648.
Yazdani, F., Allahdadi, I., & Akbari, G. (2008). Impact of Superabsorbent Polymer on Yield and Growth Analysis of Soybean under Drought Stress Condition. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 10 (23), 4190-6. (In Persian).
Water and Irrigation Management
Volume 11, Issue 3
November 2021
Pages 391-407

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics