About Lesson
Factors affecting the infiltration
- Initial moisture constant
- Condition of soil surface i.e. wet or dry.
- Hydraulic conductivity of soil profile
- Soil texture
- Porosity
- Degree of swelling of soil collides
- Vegetative cover
- Duration of irrigation and rainfall
- Cultivation
Significance of infiltration
- To design a farm irrigation system
- To determine the required time to irrigate a given plot of land to required depth.
- To determine the discharge rate of water application to a given field to required depth.
- To choose the irrigation method suitable to the given field. Eg: For sandy soil, drip or sprinkler irrigation is recommended.
- To access the effect of remedial measures for erosion or flood control.