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per discharges of 1.41 and 1.71 l h
-1
at 1.0 and 1.5 kg cm
-2
system operating pressures
as compared to 0.94 l h
-1
dripper discharge at 0.5 kg cm
-2
system operating pressure.
Wetting front extended up to 15, 20, and 26 cm horizontally and 30, 30, and 24 cm and
extended vertically up to 0.94, 1.41, and 1.71 l h
-1
dripper discharge at 0.5, 1.0, and
1.5 kg cm
-2
system operating pressure, respectively, after 1 day of irrigation.
KEYWORDS
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Drip irrigation
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Dripper discharge
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Dripper spacing
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Emission rate
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute
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Indira Gandhi National Open University
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India
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Moisture distribution
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Operating pressure
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Rainfall
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Soil water distribution
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Spatial distribution
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Surface irrigation
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Temporal distribution
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WAE, water application efficiency
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WUE, water use efficiency
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Wetting front
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World population
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