Abstract:
A drip-irrigation system - when properly designed, maintained and operated - can be a production asset for a small
farm. Using drip irrigation for profitable vegetable production requires an understanding of several basic engineering
and horticultural concepts and their application. The goals of this publication are to present the principles behind drip
irrigation and some practical guidelines for successful and profitable use of drip irrigation. For crops irrigation at
horticultural micro-farm which will be achieved at Agricultural Scholar Group Al. Vlahuta from Sendriceni-Botosani
on a 4.50 ha surface, is proposed dripping water-application method, both in protected spaces and into field. In the
present paper is presented the variant for micro-irrigation project for this surface. The arrangement of irrigation is
constituted by a irrigation water supply pipe which alimentation with water distribution conduit from black
polyethylene by high density, equip with dripper, which are constituted from micro-pipe.
At irrigation application, the distribution conduits are moved in successive positions of working, transversal by main
pipe-line, at interval of time necessary for distribution of norm of water application.
The water volume through pumping from coterminous storage of farm for a discharge by 17.5 m3
/h at a total dynamic
head by 12.5 mCA, permit the distribution of an average norm of water application by 300 m3
/ha on a 0.70 ha surface
for 12 hours, the time of irrigation for total arrangement surface been by 6 days.
