ABSTRACT
Furrow irrigation is used to irrigate most crops that are
planted in rows and require cultivation to remove weed
competition. Small channels or ditches are constructed
between the planted rows and are used to convey water
across the field being irrigated. Rather than water infiltrat-
ing the entire soil surface, as with flooding, with furrow
irrigation water only infiltrates the soil through the furrow.
As water infiltrates through the furrow, water is then
moved within the soil both laterally and vertically to satu-
rate the soil profile.
