Development of Centre Pivot Irrigation systems in Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI99P2708
Author (AU)	Teeluck, M.
Title - English (ET)	Development of Centre Pivot Irrigation systems in Mauritius
Thesis-Parent title (TH)	Lalouette, J. A., Bachraz, D. Y., Sukurdeep, N., Seebaluck, B. D.(eds), Proceedings of the Second Annual Meeting of Agricultural Scientists, Reduit,Mauritius, 12-13 August 1997
Document Type(DT)	Book chapter
Date of publication (DP)	1998
Source (SO)	p.7-14
Publisher (PB)	Reduit, Food and Agricultural Research Council
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	The centre pivot irrigation system has only been recently introduced in Mauritius and yet it occupies almost 25 per cent of the irrigated sugarcane area belonging to miller-planters. Its relative ease of operation, low energy and labour requirements as well as its lower investment cost compared to drip systems are among the arguments which explain the rapid expansion of the system. This paper presents an overview of centre pivot irrigation in Mauritius and examines some of the reasons for its adoption. The centre pivot irrigation scheduling software IRRIPIVO designed by MSIRI is briefly explained. The performance of the system and the quality of water application obtained under different operating conditions are discussed in terms of achievable cane yields and irrigation uniformity. Stress is laid on the importance of the system maintenance as this aspect is considered to be crucial for the sustainable use of the system. Some limitations which may prevent a wider use of the system in Mauritius are also analysed.
Descriptors - English (DE)	SUGARCANE CENTRE PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IRRIGATION
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: water use and management
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Irrigation
Date record entered (DA)	1997-09-26
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
Number of copies (NC)	1
MSIRI Staff (MS)	IRRIG