Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · 1980 · 21 citations · 14 references
AgricultureAgronomyCrop SciencesCrop ManagementIrrigation EngineeringSoil-water RelationsAgricultural Drainage SystemsIrrigated Cropping SystemsIrrigationSoil-water ManagementWaterlogging ControlWaterlogging ManagementAgricultural Field DrainageCrop Growth DynamicsField DrainageField Drainage DesignField Evaluation Under WaterloggingIrrigation System ConfigurationLysimeter MeasurementsWaterlogging
Abstract The need for information on the effects of temporary waterlogging on crop growth to improve the basis of the design of field drainage systems is discussed, and the experimental facilities used for obtaining such information are described. These consist of 64 monolith lysimeters (32 of each of two soil types), 80 cm diameter and 135 cm deep, with facilities for control of the depth of the water‐table and of rainfall. A movable glasshouse excludes unwanted rainfall and an irrigation system makes waterlogging of the soil possible when required. The crop environment and yields on the lysimeters are within the range expected under ordinary field conditions in England.
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