Abstract: Corrugated high density polyethylene pipes, where groundwater enters through perforations on the pipe wall, are widely used in subsurface drainage systems on agricultural lands. There has been a growing interest in using ...

Abstract: Agricultural production is a significant contributor to the economy of Jamaica, which is situated in the northwestern Caribbean Sea; this production is heavily dependent on seasonal rainfall because only approximately 10% ...

Abstract: Climate change in recent years has been affecting agriculture and especially crop production worldwide. This study analyzes the effect of two different climate change scenarios on crop production of an experimental site ...

Abstract: Quantification and analysis of field variability are important initial steps in delineating potential variable-rate irrigation (VRI) management zones within an agricultural field. This study seeks to utilize variability ...

Abstract: Nitrate leaching from corn production systems and the subsequent contamination of ground and surface waters is a major environmental problem. In field plots 75 m long by 15 m wide, the writers tested the hypothesis that ...

Abstract: Inverse problem of determining unsaturated soil hydraulic properties from transient infiltration and internal drainage events are analyzed. Hydraulic properties are assumed to be described by van Genuchten’s relationships. ...

Abstract: This study evaluated the performance of the simulateur multidisciplinaire pour les cultures standard (STICS) crop model for predicting grain yield and dry biomass of corn under three nitrogen (N) treatments—low, medium, ...