Field Drip Irrigation: The Important Role of Field Drip Irrigation in Agriculture
Release Date:
2020-09-28
Field drip irrigation with fertigation is a precise fertilization method that applies nutrients directly to the root zone, significantly enhancing fertilizer use efficiency and reducing fertilizer application by 30% to over 50% compared with conventional fertilization. Below, Runtian Water-Saving Equipment provides a detailed overview of the critical role of field drip irrigation in agriculture.
Field drip irrigation with fertilization is a precise fertilization method that applies nutrients directly to the root zone, significantly enhancing fertilizer use efficiency and reducing fertilizer application by 30% to over 50% compared with conventional fertilization. Below, Runtian Water-Saving Equipment provides a detailed overview of the critical role of field drip irrigation in agriculture.
1. Fertigation via drip irrigation in open fields can reduce the spread of diseases, particularly those transmitted through water, such as wilt disease. This is because drip irrigation delivers water directly to each plant, allowing moisture to infiltrate the soil while keeping the soil surface relatively dry, thereby lowering humidity between plants and rows and significantly reducing disease incidence.
2. In field drip irrigation, only the root zone is moistened, with no water or fertilizer applied between the rows, which significantly reduces weed growth. Drip irrigation also allows for the simultaneous application of pesticides, providing effective control of soil-dwelling pests, nematodes, and root diseases.
3. In winter, soil temperatures are low; water can be heated and delivered to the root zone via field drip irrigation to raise soil temperature. This approach is highly applicable in greenhouses and plastic tunnels.

4. For heavy, clayey soils, subsurface drip irrigation involves burying the drip irrigation tubing at a specified soil depth and using an air compressor to inject air into the soil, thereby alleviating root oxygen deficiency.
5. Because drip irrigation in open fields facilitates precise water and fertilizer management, and when the soil profile is deep, it allows root systems to be directed into the lower soil layers, thereby protecting roots from the damaging effects of high surface temperatures during summer.
6. Fertigation in open-field drip irrigation can be tailored to the nutrient-requirement patterns of crops: apply more fertilizer when nutrient uptake is high and less when uptake is low. For many crops, the period when plant rows close up coincides with the peak demand for nutrients; however, field access is often restricted during this time, making it impossible to carry out topdressing (e.g., potatoes, sugarcane, and pineapples). In contrast, open-field drip irrigation is not subject to such constraints and allows for timely topdressing at any time.
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