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1 Tawfic, T. A.; Tinsley, R. L. 1984. Evaluation of farmers' irrigation practices in El-Hammami sands. Cairo: Egypt Water Use and Management Project. ix, 81p. (EWUP project technical report no.74)

Sandy soils ; On farm research ; Surface irrigation ; Irrigation design ; Irrigation practices ; Furrow irrigation / Egypt

(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G232 TAW Record No: H035)

A study of three of the farms of El-Hammami area in El- Mansuriya region, Giza Governorate, was carried out to evaluate the irrigation of sandy soils. The on-farm irrigation practices in the area indicated that the farmers at the beginning of the canal apply more water than those at the end of the canal. The irrigation application efficiency of the farmers at the tail end of the canal was greater than that of the farmers at the beginning. The data also indicated that subsurface irrigation due to seepage from neighboring fields contributed substantially to crop water use. The study showed that surface irrigation might not be the best way to irrigate these sandy soils.