Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Efficiency of different acids for unclogging of online type emitters
Author(s): SJ Supekar and PS Pawar
Abstract: The main hurdle in drip irrigation system management is emitter clogging. Emitter clogging greatly reduces the water distribution uniformity in the irrigated field and which negatively influence crop growth and yield. Considering problem of clogging in drip irrigation system, a field experiment “Studies on Efficiency of Acids for Unclogging of Online Type Emitters†was conducted in two polyhouses of 20R each at Hi-Tech floriculture project, Fruit Research Station, Aurangabad. Acids selected for the study were DS-99, Nitric acid, sulfuric acid, Hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid. No acid treatment was taken as a control. Amongst the different acids used for unclogging of emitters, sulfuric acid -75% was found significantly superior over all other treatments followed by hydrochloric acid (37%), nitric acid (70%), DS-99 acid and phosphoric acid (85%) for online drip irrigation systems. From study, it is revealed that two applications of acid at 15 days interval were required for satisfactory unclogging of online (PC) emitters. Crop response was found to be significantly superior for higher EU, UC values treatments.
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SJ Supekar, PS Pawar. Efficiency of different acids for unclogging of online type emitters. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):2808-2811.
