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27 January 2014

Various Tucson Irrigation Systems And Equipment

By Eliza Mendoza


Irrigation is the application of water for agricultural use through artificial systems to supply water requirements. It is a vital process that aims at providing food to the populations in the world. There are many different irrigation techniques used worldwide. They include; center-pivot, drip, flood, furrow, gravity, rotation, sprinkler, travelling gun, supplemental, and surface method. In Tucson irrigation can be done using a number of methods as well as tools.

Center-pivot system uses automatically rotating sprinkler to apply water on the crops or land. Water is delivered to the sprinkler nozzles and then sprayed from a central point of the field. It is first spread to the center of the system before being delivered through the nozzles. In crop irrigation, the sprinkle is held above the crops to ensure even distribution of water. The sprinklers can also be placed at fixed spacing where they are propelled by hydraulic, electric, pneumatic or mechanical power on wheels or skids.

Drip method adopts a planned technique in which water is directly applied to the root zone of the crop. In the technique, water application is carried out with the aid of applicators like porous tubing, emitters, perforated pipes, and orifices, among other tools. Water is applied under low pressure and the applicators are stationed at either below or on the ground surface. Flood type requires large volume of water since water is applied all over the region to be irrigated.

Furrow technique is similar to flood method in that they require a lot of water for use, except that furrow allows partial flow of water through the dug rows. In gravity method, water is allowed to flow by the force of gravity. Rotation type on the other hand involves filling the irrigators with allotted water which is then delivered to the crops or field at certain intervals.

Irrigation is a dynamic practice and involves the use of a wide range of tools for several purposes. Some of the techniques are only special to certain methods, while some are just used for the general duties. Some of the basic tools used are; wire cutters, shovels, wrenches, knives, and hacksaws. There are also other tools that are only specialized for certain duties.

Some of the special tools include; the round and square pointed blade shovels, trenching spade, mattock, tamper bar, broom, landscape rake, work gloves, latex gloves, pipe wrench, measurement tape, riser extractor, hacksaw, wire cutter, screw drivers, sledge hammers, trencher machine, and many more. These tools are used for specific and general operations of installation. The point blades hovel in this case is used for digging larger holes for valves, multiple pipes, and many other duties.

Trenching spade is a specialty tool used to remove dirt from the bottom of trenches. A mattock on the other hand is used to dig short trenches and removing rocks. However, the tamper bar has a huge nail-like head used for compacting soil.

A landscape rake can be used to shape the field prior to planting. PVC pipe cutters are simply used for the very purpose suggested by the names. The gloves are used for protecting the hands from blisters and bruises. For residents in Tucson irrigation systems like these can be set up by various experts in the region and the tools can easily be found.




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