The increase of anthropic pressure and the intensification of prolonged drought periods require the improvement of the effectiveness of agricultural systems by means of precision irrigation techniques. This study presents the VISTA project (PSR Umbria mis.16.2.1), aiming to evaluate water resource usage, comparing traditional with precision irrigation techniques. A test site located in the San Gemini hydrogeological basin has been selected: it is characterized by the outcropping of travertine rocks hosting an important multipurpose aquifer (mineral waters, drinking waters, and agricultural uses). The main aim of the work is to investigate – by using a soil–water budget model – the impact of water uses on two adjacent plots of land characterized by the same crop (tomato) and by different irrigation techniques.
The VISTA Project: a test site to investigate the impact of traditional and precision irrigation on groundwater (San Gemini basin, Central Italy)
DI MATTEO, LUCIO
;CASADEI, STEFANO;PEPPOLONI, FRANCESCO;DE GIORGI, FRANCESCO
2019
Abstract
The increase of anthropic pressure and the intensification of prolonged drought periods require the improvement of the effectiveness of agricultural systems by means of precision irrigation techniques. This study presents the VISTA project (PSR Umbria mis.16.2.1), aiming to evaluate water resource usage, comparing traditional with precision irrigation techniques. A test site located in the San Gemini hydrogeological basin has been selected: it is characterized by the outcropping of travertine rocks hosting an important multipurpose aquifer (mineral waters, drinking waters, and agricultural uses). The main aim of the work is to investigate – by using a soil–water budget model – the impact of water uses on two adjacent plots of land characterized by the same crop (tomato) and by different irrigation techniques.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
