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Assessment of Drainage Discharge and Nitrate-Nitrogen Loads According to Subsurface Drainage Design in Corn Cultivated Agricultural Land in Illinois, USA

미국 일리노이주 옥수수 재배 농경지 내 암거배수 시설 설계에 따른 배수량 및 질산성질소 배출 평가

Soonho Hwanga†
,
Hanseok Jeongb
,
Rabin Bhattaraic
황 순호a†
,
정 한석b
,
바타라이 라빈c
aResearch Scholar, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
bAssociate Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
cAssociate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
a미국 일리노이주 어바나, 어바나 샴페인 일리노이 대학교 농업생물공학부 연구학자
b서울과학기술대학교 환경공학과 부교수
c미국 일리노이주 어바나, 어바나 샴페인 일리노이대학교 농업생물공학부 부교수
† Corresponding author Tel.: +82-2-880-4582, Fax: +82-2-873-2087 E-mail: soonho@illinois.edu
2024. pp. 15-23
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Abstract

Subsurface drainage improves crop productivity in poorly drained soils but may also substantially contribute impairment of surface water quality due to excess leaching losses of nutrients like Nitrate-Nitrogen (NO3-N). This research presents preliminary findings from a 3-years tile depth and spacing study in Illinois state that includes three drain spacings implemented in 2 plots. We found that the plot with the narrower subsurface drainage (Case 1) exported more drainage water compared to the plot with the narrower subsurface drainage system (Case 2). The total drainage water from Case 1 plot showed 57% more compared to Case 2 plot. Whereas we observed that the plot with narrower drain spacing (Case 1) exported only 9% more NO3-N leaching losses compared to the wider plot (Case 2). The average corn yield was observed higher in plot Case 1 compared to Case 2. Especially, we observed about 7% higher corn yield in plot Case 1 compared to Case 2 plot in the relatively dried year (2022). The preliminary findings for this study suggest that subsurface drainage systems can be optimized to reduce nutrient losses while improving the crop productivity.

Keywords
Subsurface drainage water
nitrogen
subsurface drainage design
best management practice
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국농공학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국농공학회논문집
  • Volume : 66
  • No :3
  • Pages :15-23
  • Received Date : 2023-10-11
  • Revised Date : 2024-04-18
  • Accepted Date : 2024-04-23
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.5389/KSAE.2024.66.3.015
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