Subsurface drainage practices: From manual installation to large-scale implementation

Ritzema, H.P.; Nijland, Hans; Croon, F. W.

doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2006.06.026

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“…Numerous research activities were conducted to develop and test new drainage materials and installation methods (Ritzema et al, 2006;Nijland et al, 2005). The savings are difficult to quantify in monetary terms, but the impacts on pace and quality of construction were huge.…”

Section: Installationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Specialized organizations were created to implement large-scale drainage projects (Nijland et al, 2005;Ritzema et al, 2006). In Egypt, installation is carried out by public and private contractors employed by EPADP.…”

Section: Improvement Of Installation Practices Next To the New Matermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In about 2.5 Mha of these affected lands drainage systems have been installed (Ritzema et al, 2007a). In these countries, investment costs in subsurface drainage are huge: they vary between s400 and s1200 ha À1 (Ritzema et al, 2006). To make these investments cost-effective and sustainable, drainage research plays an essential role.…”

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The added value of research on drainage in irrigated agriculture

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To feed the growing world population, food production will have to double in the next 25 years. The majority of this increase will have to come from investments in improved irrigation and drainage practices in existing agricultural lands. Research plays an essential role in achieving these ambitious goals. This paper shows that applied research on drainage gives ''value for money''. The paper is based on applied research programmes conducted in Egypt, India and Pakistan. Research findings have helped to modernize subsurface drainage practices and considerable savings have been achieved by introducing new methods of investigation, design, planning, installation (including new materials and equipment) and operation and maintenance. Research has also helped to improve subsurface drainage operations and institutions. All these improvements could only be achieved because these countries invested in drainage research and in training all personnel involved in applying the new and innovative practices. RÉ SUMÉPour alimenter une population mondiale sans cesse croissante, la production de nourriture doit être doublée dans les 25 prochaines années. La majorité de cette augmentation devra venir d'investissements en irrigation et drainage améliorés dans les régions agricoles existantes. La recherche joue un rôle essentiel pour atteindre ces buts ambitieux. Cet article prouve que la recherche appliquée en matière de drainage « rapporte de l'argent ». L'article est basé sur des programmes de recherche appliquée conduits en Egypte, en Inde et au Pakistan. Les résultats de ces recherches ont contribué à moderniser les pratiques de drainage par canalisations et des économies considérables ont été réalisées en introduisant de nouvelles méthodes d'investigation, de conception, de planification, d'installation (y compris nouveaux matériaux et équipements) et de gestion et de maintenance. La recherche a également aidé à améliorer les opérations et les organisations de drainage souterrain. Toutes ces améliorations n'ont pu être réalisées que parce que ces pays ont investi dans la recherche sur le drainage et dans la formation de tout le personnel impliqué à appliquer les pratiques nouvelles et innovantes. Les résultats montrent que les avantages de la recherche appliquée sont largement supérieurs aux coûts.

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“…These subsurface drainage networks have long been recognized as a primary pathway for nitrate (NO 3 ) transport to surface waters and more recently as a pathway for P as well King et al 2015). Worldwide, more than 150 million ha (370 million ac) of agricultural land have some form of drainage, and it is estimated that an additional 300 million ha (741 million ac) would benefit from drainage improvements (Ritzema et al 2006;Birendra et al 2011). In the United States and Canada, drainage is required to maintain crop yields on approximately a quarter of all cropland (Pavelis 1987;Shady 1989).…”

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Assessment of beyond-the-field nutrient management practices for agricultural crop systems with subsurface drainage

Kalcic¹,

Crumpton²,

Liu³

et al. 2018

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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This paper reviews the characteristics, benefits, and drawbacks of agricultural ditches and wetlands, as well as strategies for applying agricultural best management practices (BMPs) at the watershed scale for improving water quality. This synthesis focuses on the Great Lakes Region and the Mississippi River Basin in the United States, and specifically crop production systems in watersheds with subsurface drainage. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has developed conservation practice standards for open channels and wetlands, which mitigate nutrient and sediment loading to surface water bodies from agricultural lands. Practices that use agricultural ditches to improve water quality, such as the two-stage ditch, have emerged in the last two decades and are starting to see a greater application in the region. Using wetlands as water treatment systems has a long history in a range of settings and over the past several decades is seeing more widespread application in agriculture. Water quality and watershed models are increasingly used to develop watershed strategies for reducing nutrient exports with agricultural BMPs. Models are also helpful in evaluating combinations of practices from the farm scale to the watershed scale. Application and limitations of several models commonly used in these regions of the United States are discussed. Finally, successful conservation strategies at the watershed scale must consider the human dimensions of watershed management, and we summarize the literature in this region on farmer perceptions and adoption of practices.

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“…This resulted in important improvements that contributed to a considerable increase in food production. Drainage has also contributed to agricultural intensification and diversification and as such has made the agricultural sector more competitive and financially sustainable [6]. In the Czech Republic, 25% of the soil agriculture fund is drained; that is, an area of 1,084,000 ha of soil [7].…”

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Changes in Physical and Chemical Soil Characteristics as a Result of Subsurface Tile Drainage

Vopravil¹,

Khel²,

Vráblík³

et al. 2017

OJSS

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This project defined changes in soil properties after construction of subsurface tile drainage. We compared the physical and chemical properties of soil samples taken before construction of drainage and new soil samples taken from identical sites at present. The research was made for Stagnic Cambisols (Dystric) and Haplic Stagnosols. The pH value and saturation of the topsoil sorption complex of both soil types statistically increased and simultaneously the cation exchange capacity (CEC) decreased. In the topsoil of Stagnosols, the effective cation exchange capacity and porosity also decreased, and at the same time the particle density and bulk density increased. Soil organic matter and minimum air capacity increased in the topsoil of Cambisols. Porosity and minimum air capacity increased in both soils in the subsoil. In the Cambisol subsoil, the CEC and bulk density decreased. We can assume that after drainage Stagnosols are susceptible to soil compaction, especially in topsoil.

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Subsurface drainage practices: From manual installation to large-scale implementation

Cited by 62 publications

References 6 publications

The added value of research on drainage in irrigated agriculture

The added value of research on drainage in irrigated agriculture

Assessment of beyond-the-field nutrient management practices for agricultural crop systems with subsurface drainage

Changes in Physical and Chemical Soil Characteristics as a Result of Subsurface Tile Drainage

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