title: Using empirical equations to determine appropriate furrow length under field condition.
abstract: In this study, some of the empirical methods such as USDA-SCS and volume balance equations were used for determining furrow length. The main purpose was proving empirical equations application possibility. According to results, USDA-SCS and Volume Balance Equations can be used for determining furrow length at the Bafra Plain, Turkey. The field experiment and Volume Balance results are very close to each other. Experimental results are different from USDA-SCS equation results, but there is a relationship between both. There is a coefficient between field results and USDA-SCS equation result for furrow length. The coefficient (0.41) can multiply by UDSA-SCS result is 73 m which is very close to the field experimental result of 71 m.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tekin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Kadir Ersin
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Temizel
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apan
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D036262:Empirical Research