*Adeogun, E.O, *M.Y Kasali and **A.O Ogunlela.
*Department of Land & Water Management Engineering, NCAM, Ilorin, Nigeria.
**Department of Agricultural and Bio Systems Engineering, UNILORIN, Ilorin, Nigeria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13156198
ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on determination of a system discharge model for a gravity-flow drip technology in greenhouse cultivation carried out at the irrigation research field of National Center for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) Ilorin, Nigeria. The adoption of greenhouse cultivation for agricultural production in research field of NCAM Integrated Farm Project (NIFAP) was considered paramount as a viable solution for off-season cultivation which provides a controlled environment of high value crops for better result. The developed model was used to describe and analyze the performance of water discharge by the system using dimensional analysis of irrigation parametrs based on Buckingham’s pi theorem. The predicted equation for system discharge of a gravity flow drip technology was established from the formulated equations.
KEYWORDS: Model, Drip technology, Greenhouse
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