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Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. Can Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) be a Competitive Irrigation System in the Great Plains Region for Commodity Crops?Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: 5th National Decennial Irrigation Conference Proceedings, 5-8 December 2010, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona USA IRR10-9686.(doi:10.13031/2013.35819)Authors: Freddie R Lamm, Paul D Colaizzi, James P Bordovsky, Todd P Trooien, Juan Enciso-Medina, Dana O Porter, Danny H Rogers, Daniel M O’Brien Keywords: Microirrigation, subsurface drip irrigation, irrigation design, irrigation management Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) as with all microirrigation systems is typically only used on crops with greater value. In the US Great Plains region, the typical irrigated crops are the cereal and oil seed crops and cotton. These crops have less economic revenue than typical microirrigated crops. This paper will present a case for how SDI can be economically competitive for the lesser value crops of the Great Plains. The case will have 5 sections: 1) How do Great Plains crops respond to SDI? 2) Are there special uses for SDI in the Great Plains? 3) How can SDI system costs be minimized without causing operational and maintenance problems? 4) Can SDI systems have a long life? 5) How does SDI compare economically to alternative irrigation systems? (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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