Application Possibilities of Different Irrigation Methods in Hofel Plain

Volume: 25 Number: 1 January 31, 2015
  • Mohammad Albaji
  • Saeed Boroomand Nasab
  • Mona Golabi
  • Mansour Sorkheh Nezhad
  • Mohsen Ahmadee
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Application Possibilities of Different Irrigation Methods in Hofel Plain

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to compare different irrigation methods based upon a parametric evaluation system in an area of 11 533 ha in the Hofel plain located in the Khuzestan Province, in the South West of Iran. Once the soil properties were analyzed and evaluated, suitability maps were generated for surface, sprinkler and drip irrigation methods using Remote Sensing (RS) Techniques and Geographic Information System (GIS). The obtained results showed that for 1 562.2 ha (13.5 %) of the study area surface irrigation method was highly recommended; whereas for 5 989.3 ha (51.90 %) of the study area a sprinkler irrigation method would provide to be extremely efficient and suitable. The results demonstrated that by applying sprinkler irrigation instead of surface and drip irrigation methods, the arability of 7 083 ha (61.7 %) in the Hofel Plain will improve. In addition by applying drip irrigation instead of surface and sprinkler irrigation methods, the land suitability of 4 052.3 ha (35.1 %) of this plain will improve. The comparison of the different types of irrigation techniques revealed that the sprinkler and drip irrigations methods were more effective and efficient than the surface irrigation methods for improving land productivity. It is of note however that the main limiting factors in using surface irrigation methods in this area were heavy soil texture, CaCO3, drainage and slope. Moreover, the main limiting factors in using sprinkler irrigation methods in this area were heavy soil texture, drainage, salinity, and alkalinity; the main limiting factors in using drip irrigation methods were the CaCO3 and heavy soil texture.

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Mohammad Albaji This is me

Saeed Boroomand Nasab This is me

Mona Golabi This is me

Mansour Sorkheh Nezhad This is me

Mohsen Ahmadee This is me

Publication Date

January 31, 2015

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March 9, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 25 Number: 1

APA
Albaji, M., Boroomand Nasab, S., Golabi, M., Sorkheh Nezhad, M., & Ahmadee, M. (2015). Application Possibilities of Different Irrigation Methods in Hofel Plain. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 25(1), 13-23. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.236387

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