How can drip irrigation save water and reduce evapotranspiration compared to border irrigation in arid regions in northwest China

Yahui Wang, Sien Li, Shujing Qin, Hui Guo, Danni Yang and Hon-Ming Lam

Agricultural Water Management, 2020, vol. 239, issue C

Abstract: Drip irrigation has been widely used in arid regions in recent years. However, how the drip irrigation technology can affect soil evaporation and crop transpiration, and whether it can save water under the sufficient irrigation condition, are still of great controversy in the world.

Keywords: Border irrigation; Drip irrigation; Evapotranspiration; Transpiration; Soil evaporation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106256

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