Pressure Compensated Micro Sprinklers: A Review

Abstract

Water is a scarce, limited and precious resource and one of the costliest inputs in agriculture and horticulture. Most of the irrigation is by open flow systems having relatively low efficiencies of water application. Due to scarcity of water and latest advancements in technology, farmers have started using micro irrigation systems i.e. drips and micro sprinklers. Micro sprinklers are a modification of conventional sprinklers and drip The success of micro-irrigation depends on the capacity and the ability of the system to optimize distribution of water resulting in high yields and better quality. The micro-irrigation system has complete adaptability to automation. Hence it is needed to know the performance of different micro-sprinkler systems at changing pressure heads and at different overlaps. The success of micro-irrigation depends on the capacity and the ability of the system to optimize distribution of water resulting in high yields and better quality. The micro-irrigation system has complete adaptability to automation. Hence it is needed to know the performance of different micro-sprinkler systems at changing pressure heads and at different overlaps.