Surface irrigation optimization in traditional crops of stable meadows and rice for groundwater protection
The objetive is to promote adaptation to climate change, minimize the damage caused by water scarcity, through the automation and optimization of submersion and flow irrigation systems in rice and stable meadows, supported by the Irriframe platform. To reduce the leaching of nutrients in the groundwater, to control weeds with agronomic and low irrigation techniques impact to reduce the use of herbicides. Finally, the maximization of the Carbon-Sink effect of agricultural land thanks to sustainable management of rice and stable grass, which provide an important role in the protection and accumulation of organic carbon in the soil
The main activities will consist in the preliminary evaluation of the interaction between the surface irrigation waters, the mobility of nutrients in soil and groundwater in stable meadows and rice. In the same sites will also identify the dynamics in the malerbological and phytopathological evolution. An automation and optimization system for surface irrigation will be developed, based on the use of automated gates, sensors and the related regulation algorithm. Finally, the capability to mitigate and adapt to achievable climate change will be verified, through the protocols developed and the refinement of the calculation parameters of the stable meadows and rice crops in the Irriframe DSS.