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Efficient Irrigation Management -
IRMA
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customization for the irrigation of kiwi fruit at the plain of
Arta
In the framework of the evaluation and customization of
system, for the
irrigation of kiwi fruit, the registration of a numerous of fields from the plain of Arta
was implemented for the irrigation period 2016. Except for individual farmers, system
was tested by cooperatives and companies which are active in the field of kiwi fruit
like the
the Agricultural Co-
operative of kiwi fruits Producers ARACTHOS,
and
An irrigation system audit was conducted at all registered fields, in order to determine
the efficiency and the water supply of the irrigation system. In this way, it was
determined for each field, the equation among irrigation duration and irrigation water
volume, which is a necessary parameter for adding an irrigation event a