Ayman Hejazy* ⁽¹⁾,Wael Sief ⁽²⁾ ,Hadi Nasrallah ⁽¹⁾ and Janet Alkenani⁽²⁾

(1). General Commission for Agricultural Scientific Research, Damascus, Syria^.

(2). Food and Agriculture Organization, Damascus, Syria Office,Syria.  

(*Corresponding author: Ayman Hejazy, E-Mail: siraiman@yahoo.com).

Received:12/05/2023          Accepted:12/02/2024

Abstract: 

The research aims to reduce pumping costs during the irrigation cycle of the agricultural season, and to reduce the irrigation gap at the peak of actual irrigation needs in irrigation projects by managing the available water source during the entire agricultural season, which enables the decision maker to make the best decision. a computer program called, irrigation management in irrigation management projects, has been developed, it manages the irrigation gap by creating irrigation schedules according to the actual cultivated areas, and according to the priority criterion if there is more than one crop planted in the same period, in addition to determining the daily crops that require irrigation according to the proposed area in the agricultural plan’s, calculating the necessary irrigation time, and determining the optimal drainage required to be provided from the irrigation source during the irrigation cycle. this software is suitable for use on an unlimited number of crops proposed to the user and on an unlimited number of irrigation sectors, but working on it requires preparing the necessary files, that includes information about the area irrigated in irrigation sector, the number of hours of operation and drainage of the water source, in addition to providing the program with the irrigation needs of all crops within a five-day irrigation cycle.

Keywords: irrigation management, irrigation tables, irrigation gap, crop pattern.

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