Model to design drip hose lateral line using two spacing between emitters

The use of non-pressure compensating drip hose in horticultural and annual cycle fruits is growing in Brazil. In this case, the challenge for designers is getting longer lateral lines with high values of uniformity. The objective of this study was to develop a model to design longer lateral lines using non-pressure compensating drip hose. Using the developed model, the hypotheses to be evaluated were: a) the use of two different spacing between emitters in the same lateral line allows longer length; b) it is possible to get longer lateral lines using high values of pressure variation in the lateral lines since the distribution uniformity stays below allowable limits. A computer program was developed in Delphi based on the model developed and it is able to design lateral lines in level using non-pressure compensating drip hose. The input data are: desired distribution uniformity (DU); initial and final pressure in the lateral line; coefficients of relationship between emitter discharge and pressure head; hose internal diameter; pipe cross-sectional area with the dripper; and roughness coefficient for the Hazen-Williams equation. The program allows calculate the lateral line length with three possibilities: selecting two spacing between emitters and defining the exchange point; using two pre-established spacing between emitters and calculating the length of each section with different spacing; using one emitter spacing. Results showed that the use of two sections with different spacing between drippers in the lateral line didn't allow longer length but got better uniformity when compared with lateral line with one spacing between emitters. The adoption of two spacing increased the flow rate per meter in the final section which represented approximately 80% of the lateral line total length and this justifies their use. The software allowed DU above 90% with pressure head variation of 40% and the use of two spacing between emitters. The developed model/software showed to be accurate, easy to handle and useful for lateral line design using non-pressure compensating drip hose.

Floral induction of mango 'Tommy Atkins' at submedio São Francisco Region, Brazil

Irregular production is a major problem in mango. In an attempt to overcome irregular bearing, effects of two antigibberellins on flowering were evaluated, uniconazole (0.25 g of active ingredient per meter of canopy tree diameter) and paclobutrazol (1.0 g of active ingredient per meter of canopy tree diameter). Treatments were applied as a soil drench using 2 L of solution per tree, in a commercial orchard of 'Tommy Atkins' mango. Treatments were applied after the second vegetative flush commenced, subsequent to pruning. Branch growth was evaluated every 30 days after treatment application up to a maximum period of 90 days. The flowering percentage was recorded at 130 days. Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) as a foliar spray (concentration of 0.75%) was applied five times at seven day intervals from 95 to 100 days after treatment application as a dormancy breaking treatment. It was found that both paclobutrazol (PBZ) and uniconazole (UCZ) significantly inhibited the development of vegetative growth compared to the control. Both treatments resulted in identical rates of flowering shoots, 87%; based on results, it can be concluded that the application of antigibberellins (PBZ and UCZ) inhibit vegetative development in mango 'Tommy Atkins', and promote high levels of flowering. Additional tests are being carried out in other farms to confirm these findings, for different cultivars and seasons. © ISHS 2013.

Efeitos fisiológicos da piraclostrobina em plantas de feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) condicionado sob diferentes tensões de água no solo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Silício na tolerância ao alumínio por plantas de arroz

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Eficiência de uso de nitrogênio por seis cultivares de milho

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Sistema plantio direto: velocidade de semeadura e populações de plantas de milho

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Caracterização de variedades de amendoim cultivadas em diferentes populações

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Comparação de métodos de manejo da irrigação no feijoeiro, nos sistemas plantio direto e convencional

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Influência das plantas daninhas na cultura do feijoeiro em função do espaçamento e da densidade de plantas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Produtividade e qualidade da cana soca correlacionadas com atributos físico-químicos de um argissolo vermelho distrófico do noroeste paulista

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Espaçamentos entrelinhas, densidades de semeadura e modos de aplicação de cloreto de mepiquat em algodoeiro cultivado na safrinha

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Matéria seca, teores de macronutrientes e produtividade de soja transgênica e não transgênica com diferentes manejos de plantas daninhas

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Seletividade do herbicida topramezone isolado e em mistura em variedades de cana-de-açúcar

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Produtividade de linhagens unifloras e bifloras de ervilha (Pisum sativum L.) de vagens comestíveis em função da densidade de plantio

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Horticultura) - FCA

Uso de dois espaçamentos entre gotejadores na mesma linha lateral e seus efeitos sobre a formação do bulbo molhado, produtividade e qualidade de rabanete (raphanus sativus L.)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)