Design and performance of materials for subsurface drainage systems in agriculture

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 50-59

  Stuyt, L C P M ^a   Dierickx, W ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biochemical clogging; CAT scan; Drain envelopes; Drainage materials; Drainage resistance; Effective radius; Entrance resistance; Land drainage; Mechanical clogging

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FLOW OF WATER; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

BIOCHEMICAL CLOGGING; DRAIN ENVELOPES; DRAINAGE MATERIALS; DRAINAGE RESISTANCE; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; ENTRANCE RESISTANCE; LAND DRAINAGE; MECHANICAL CLOGGING;

DRAINAGE;

AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; FLOW OF WATER; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

DESIGN; DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL PROPERTY;

AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; GRANULES; WATER FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750608441     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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