Performance of drip irrigation system with bokashi fertilizer
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2025v46n5p1649Keywords:
Drip fertigation, Organic fertilizer, Uniformity.Abstract
Drip irrigation systems have gained popularity as efficient solutions for enhancing water and fertilization use in agriculture. Despite their high efficiency, drip systems face the serious issue of dripper clogging. The problem is exacerbated by fertilizers that are not yet widely used in fertigation, such as bokashi. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of a drip irrigation system using bokashi. A drip irrigation system was installed under field conditions, and 25 trials were conducted for each bokashi concentration (5 g L-1, 10 g L-1, and 15 g L-1) and irrigation (control). Uniformity was determined by uniformity distribution (UD) and monitored using Shewhart control charts. The spatial interpolation of the dripper flow rates was performed using the inverse distance method. Concentrations of 10 and 15 g L-1 resulted in high sediment levels, leading to clogging and reduced uniformity of 70.08 and 59.97%, respectively. Despite some physicochemical parameters indicating a high risk of clogging, the 5 g L-1 concentration achieved good uniformity, with a UD of 88.47%. Greater flow variations were observed along the lateral lines with increases and decreases for 10 and 15 g L-1. Owing to its low sensitivity, the Shewhart control chart did not show out-of-control points for 5 and 10 g L-1 concentrations and only a few final points for 15 g L-1, despite the high process variability.
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