LAYOUT OF FIELDS AND WATERCOURSES FOR EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF IRRIGATION WATER
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https://doi.org/10.52151/ams2c642Abstract
Scattered fields with irregular boundaries increase greatly the energy requirements in farming operations. They also require longer lengths of water courses to convey water to different fields. Field rectangulation minimizes the conveyance and water application losses. Different schemes of field layout and layout of watercourses would result into different levels of benefits. The effects of different field rectangulation schemes on the length of water courses in a typical outlet command area were studied. The benefits /losses of the reduction in the length of water courses resulting from different rectangulation schemes are discussed in the paper.
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