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Field Evaluation of Center Pivot Sprinkler Irrigation Systems In Michigan
Report Prepared by: Sabah Almasraf, Jennifer Jury and Steve Miller Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Michigan State University
March 2011
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Background and Recent Research ................................................................................................... 7 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Study Area and Systems Description ............................................................................................... 8 Methodology and Equations ........................................................................................................... 9 Results and Discussions ................................................................................................................. 12 Fertigation based on Uniformity ................................................................................................... 18 Recommendations......................................................................................................................... 18 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 23 References ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Appendix A .................................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix B..................................................................................................................................... 30 Appendix
Field Evaluation of Center Pivot Sprinkler Irrigation Systems In Michigan
Report Prepared by: Sabah Almasraf, Jennifer Jury and Steve Miller Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Michigan State University
March 2011
1
Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Background and Recent Research ................................................................................................... 7 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Study Area and Systems Description ............................................................................................... 8 Methodology and Equations ........................................................................................................... 9 Results and Discussions ................................................................................................................. 12 Fertigation based on Uniformity ................................................................................................... 18 Recommendations......................................................................................................................... 18 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 23 References ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Appendix A .................................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix B..................................................................................................................................... 30 Appendix