#MSU LIBRARY HUNTER IRRIGATION INSTALL#

In 2021, the team will plant cotton in the field and evaluate drainage with subsurface irrigation, drainage with furrow irrigation and drainage alone across three trials. “While a few growers have adopted pattern drain tile in parts of east Mississippi, a system of this nature is very new to our state. We are uniquely positioned to evaluate not only the efficacy of drainage through this system but also study how it impacts aboveground and subsurface irrigation and water quality,” Dodds explained.

The system allows for field drainage and subsurface irrigation through a process known as pattern drain tile.ĭarrin Dodds, professor and head of MSU’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said the installation will allow scientists in the university’s Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station to enhance research solutions for growers in the region. Foil Plant Science Research Center is elevating the university’s research capabilities as scientists develop solutions for farmers in Mississippi and across the Midsouth.Īdvanced Drainage Systems, a leading manufacturer in drainage and irrigation, selected MSU as a Midsouth research site for the state-of-the-art water management system, which the company recently installed in a 10-acre field at the center, commonly referred to as North Farm. STARKVILLE, Miss.-A new water management system installed at Mississippi State’s R.R.

#MSU LIBRARY HUNTER IRRIGATION INSTALL#

Darrin Dodds, Darla Huff, and Jason Krutz discuss installation of tile drainage as preparations are made to install the main line at Mississippi State’s R.R.

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