Considerations on the design of micro-irrigation systems in horticultural plants

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of how to make drip irrigation systems in the plantations of shrubs and fruit trees located in the Plain and the Plateau of Moldavia. Over the last 20 years, drip irrigation systems have been designed for horticultural plantings on relatively small (4-8 ha) areas of a farm. The research shows some shortcomings in the design concept of the irrigation system, starting with the layout scheme, the selection of the watering equipment and the calculation of the operating parameters. The analysis shows that some of the irrigation systems are not carried out according to the characteristics of the wetted horticulture, the pedoclimatic parameters of the soil, the volume of water available at source, etc.