relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/11550/
title: The dynamics between irrigation frequency and soil nutrient management: transitioning smallholder irrigation towards more profitable and sustainable systems in Zimbabwe
creator: Moyo, M
creator: Van Rooyen, A
creator: Bjornlund, H
creator: Parry, K
creator: Stirzaker, R
creator: Dube, T
creator: Maya, M
subject: Irrigation
subject: Soil Science
subject: Zimbabwe
description: Successful irrigated agriculture is underpinned by answering two  critical questions: when and how much to irrigate. This article quantifies  the role of the Chameleon and the Wetting Front Detector,  monitoring tools facilitating decision-making and learning about soilwater-  nutrient dynamics. Farmers retained nutrients in the root zone  by reducing irrigation frequency, number of siphons, and event  duration. Water productivity increased by more than 100% for farmers  both with and without monitoring tools. Transitioning smallholder  irrigation systems into profitable and sustainable schemes  requires investment in technology, farmers and institutions.  Importantly, technologies need embedding in a learning environment  that fosters critical feedback mechanisms, such as market  constraints.
publisher: Routledge
date: 2020-05
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/11550/1/The%20dynamics%20between%20irrigation%20frequency%20and%20soil%20nutrient%20management%20transitioning%20smallholder%20irrigation%20towards%20more%20profitable%20and%20sustainable.pdf
identifier:   Moyo, M and Van Rooyen, A and Bjornlund, H and Parry, K and Stirzaker, R and Dube, T and Maya, M  (2020) The dynamics between irrigation frequency and soil nutrient management: transitioning smallholder irrigation towards more profitable and sustainable systems in Zimbabwe.  International Journal of Water Resources Development (TSI).  pp. 1-25.  ISSN 0790-0627     
relation: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2020.1739513
relation: doi:10.1080/07900627.2020.1739513