Making the case for full coverage irrigation over part-coverage, drip or micro systems

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Published on 02/09/2015

What is Full Coverage Irrigation?

Full Coverage Irrigation (FCI) is an irrigation design and management philosophy that enlists the irrigation system in a holistic approach to give the growe...> See details

Agriculture

A way of restoring the battered image of the maize crop

Published on 02/09/2015

 

In the light of the very contro­versial Silvens dam project (on the River Tarn) and the ‘infrin­gement of regulations’ procee­dings initiated by the European Commission, the...> See details

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Agriculture

Pivots, hose-reels or drip irrigation ... An irrigation system should be carefully chosen

Published on 02/09/2015

Although the furrow method was virtually the only system used in the past, nowadays there is a wide range of irrigation techniques available, such as the pivot, hose-reel and travelling gun or the ...> See details

Agriculture

Planning and managing pivot and linear move irrigation systems

Published on 02/09/2015

 

A well-designed and properly adjusted device will save water and improve production 

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Agriculture

Using wastewater in the city of Barcelona to irrigate the Besos Riverside Park.

Published on 05/11/2014

 

Located in an outer suburb of Barcelona, the Besos Riverside Park extends for 9 kilometres on both sides of the river Besos as far as the sea. Covering a total area of 115 hectares...> See details

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Can Waste Water Be Reused for Irrigation?

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Published on 05/11/2014

 

The re-use of waste water consists of recovering the effluents originating from our domestic, industrial or agricultural uses. Nowadays, this water is processed at the treatment pl...> See details

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Jain’s Solar Powered Micro Irrigation System: A Promising Option for Farmers

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Published on 05/11/2014

 

Solar power is a very topical subject with potential for all sectors on a global basis, ranging from space stations to agro-irrigation, given the unlimited availability of solar ra...> See details

Agriculture

Pivots : the Age of the Computer

Published on 05/11/2014

 

Precision agriculture is a technology that is receiving attention by industry, researchers and farmers. Precision agriculture means applying the right of amount of inputs to a fiel...> See details

Agriculture

Saving water in the green spaces: taking the city of Poitiers as an example

Published on 05/09/2014

 

The city of Poitiers is a municipality in western central France. This metropolitan area was established in 1965, consisting of 13 communes. Greater Poitiers has 142,537 i...> See details

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Special Report

Pipe Work and Sustainable Development

Published on 05/09/2014

 

The properties of polyethylene make it a material that is used more and more in the world today. Discovered accidentally in 1933 by two chemists from the company ICI, the first ind...> See details

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