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Different operation patterns on mineral components of emitters clogging substances in drip phosphorus fertigation system

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The operation patterns of drip irrigation fertigation system have significant impacts on the emitter clogging. Exploring the dynamic variation and influence mechanism of mineral components in clogging substances under different operation patterns can provide suitable guidance for fertigation management models. In this study, an emitter clogging experiment was conducted through three operating irrigation patterns (once per day, OP1/1; once every 4 days, OP1/4; once every 7 days, OP1/7) by running high-sediment surface water under the potassium dihydrogen phosphate (PDP) fertigation. The X-ray diffractometer was used to identify the mineral components. The results indicated that the primary mineral components in the emitter clogging materials were quartz, silicate, and carbonate and their contents accounted for more than 97% of the total. The components showed a dynamic process of slow growth followed by rapid growth. And there was a significant correlation between mineral compositions and the clogging degree (R2 > 0.86). The application of PDP fertilizer did not generate phosphate precipitation in the emitters directly, but accelerated the carbonates precipitation through adsorption influence of phosphate fertilizers instead. The contents of quartz, silicate, and carbonate were at their highest levels in OF1/7 followed by OP1/4, and then at their lowest in OP1/1 due to the difference time of applying P fertilizer time in three operating patterns. Both the relative discharge (Dra) and uniformity coefficient (CU) of the drip emitters also showed similar trends for the all eight types of emitters that were tested in this experiment.

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We are grateful for the financial support from the National Key Research Project (2017YFD0201504), and the National Natural Science Fund of China (51790531, 51621061).

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    Hongxu Zhou, Yunkai Li, Yang Xiao & Zeyuan Liu

  2. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 61801, USA

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Zhou, H., Li, Y., Xiao, Y. et al. Different operation patterns on mineral components of emitters clogging substances in drip phosphorus fertigation system. Irrig Sci 37, 691–707 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-019-00643-5

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