The classification of water shortage degree of irrigated plot area in command area by LP technique, Hiikawa-karyu irrigation project, Japan

Two optimization models are formulated based on different objectives for assisting the irrigation planner in making decision on agricultural planning during drought year. The sensitive degree of water shortage area in the irrigation project are classified by those models. They are solved by simplex method. Firstly, the Two-phase method is applied to analyze the artificial variables in the formulated model. Then, the formulated model is modified after getting rid of the artificial variables to obtain the feasible solution. The agricultural planning is planned by considering the classified area with social equity and economic improvement. Crop diversification is introduced to conduct in the very sensitive water shortage area and intermittent irrigation system is introduced to operate in the moderately sensitive water shortage area. The integrated farming system, the separation of land owner and cultivator and the disposition of substitute lots system are also suggested to conduct in this study project

Effects of cyclic irrigation on water and nitrogen mass balances in a paddy field

Cyclic irrigation is considered an effective water management practice for reducing pollutant loads from a paddy-field district. The objective of this study was to clarify the effects of cyclic irrigation on mass balance in paddy plots. At the study site, cyclic irrigation with a high cyclic irrigation ratio (% reused water in irrigation water) was conducted from late April to late June. We found a complementary relationship between the volume of irrigation water and rainfall, which together totaled about 1400–1600 mm during the irrigation period each year. We concluded that a cyclic irrigation system that enables the paddy-field district to use a high cyclic irrigation ratio may lead to more efficient use of rainfall for crop irrigation. Nitrogen concentrations in both irrigation water and ponded water tended to be higher during the cyclic irrigation period than during the lake water irrigation period. Nitrogen input from irrigated water accounted for about 8–16% of the total input of nitrogen. It is suggested that fertilizer application of nitrogen can be reduced by its return through cyclic irrigation