In laboratory and field tests, water conditioners fail to improve infiltration or prevent clogging

Hopmans, J; Schwankl, L; Grattan, S; Gravenmier, J

In laboratory and field tests, water conditioners fail to improve infiltration or prevent clogging

Authors

Jan W. Hopmans
Lawrence J. Schwankl
Stephen R. Grattan
Josh Gravenmier

Authors Affiliations

J. W. Hopmans is Assistant Professor, Hydrologic Science, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis; L. J. Schwankl is Irrigation Specialist, Hydrologic Science, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis; S. R. Grattan is Plant-Water Relations Specialist, Hydrologic Science, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis; J. Gravenmier was an undergraduate student, Hydrologic Science, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 46(6):22-25. DOI:10.3733/ca.v046n06p22. November 1992.

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Abstract

Three devices that physically treat irrigation water were tested in the laboratory and the field. Results of these experiments indicate these water conditioners were ineffective in increasing the infiltration rate of water into the soil or in preventing calcium carbonate precipitates from clogging drip emitters under the conditions in which they were tested.

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