Towards a smart automated surface irrigation management in rice-growing areas in Italy
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Article Title | Towards a smart automated surface irrigation management in rice-growing areas in Italy |
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ERA Journal ID | 213105 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Masseroni, Daniele (Author), Uddin, Jasim (Author), Tyrrell, Reece (Author), Mareels, Iven (Author), Gandolfi, Claudio (Author) and Facchi, Arianna (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Agricultural Engineering |
Journal Citation | XLVII (585), pp. 42-48 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | PAGEPress Publications |
Place of Publication | Italy |
ISSN | 1974-7071 |
2239-6268 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2017.585 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/585 |
Abstract | Italy is the leading rice producer in Europe, accounting for more than half of the total high-quality production of this crop. Rice is traditionally grown in fields that remain flooded starting with crop establishment until close to harvest, and this traditional irrigation technique (i.e., continuous submergence) is recognised as an important water resource sink (almost 40% of the irrigation water available worldwide is used for paddy areas). Meanwhile, the water management in rice areas requires a high level of labour because it is based on maintaining a predetermined water height in paddy fields and because the regulation of input and output flow is typically operated manually by the farmer. This study reveals the hardware and software characteristics of an automated and remote controlled technology tested for the first time in a rice farm near Pavia (Italy), during the 2016 growing season, aiming at a more efficient and less burdensome irrigation management system for rice fields. A water level sensor in the field provides the data required to govern the inflow regulation gate in real-time, according to the precise time to cut off the flow rate. Using a dedicated web page, the farmer can control flows, volumes and water levels in the fields by operating directly on the gate if necessary or setting the irrigation program according to his agronomic practices. |
Keywords | automatic and remote controlled gate; real-time optimisation; rice field irrigation management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300299. Agriculture, land and farm management not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | University of Milan, Italy |
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture | |
Rubicon Water, Australia | |
University of Melbourne | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3wq1/towards-a-smart-automated-surface-irrigation-management-in-rice-growing-areas-in-italy
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