Date of Publication :5th December 2024

Abstract: The main objective of this study is to analyze the behavior of drippers fed by pond water treated with almond powder from Moringa Oleifera seeds in a drip irrigation system. The method adopted is to carry out the clogging test of these drippers. Through an experiment at the Faculty of Agronomy of Niamey.
This test will consist of measuring the flow rates delivered by the drippers at each ramp and the pressures. The results obtained through the uniformity coefficient and the statistical analyzes of the flow rates delivered by the drippers show a homogeneity of the water distribution at the level of the different ramps and networks supplied by the treated water and the water of the Waters of Ni ger (NDE). The results obtained show that the flow rates measured at the drippers and ramps are homogeneous compared to those of references.
The same applies to the volumes of water delivered to the drippers, various ramps and networks. The pressures at the drippers decrease as we move away from ground level. The chemical characteristics of the irrigation water were taken into account.
This study is carried out on the experimental site of the Faculty of Agronomy of the Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey. In this research work, the aim is to assess the suitability for irrigation of pond water treated with natural coagulants derived from Moringa oleifera seeds and raw water from the same pond by highlighting the a possible physical clogging of the drippers supplied by these different waters.
The methodology consists of measuring the water coming from the drippers after each irrigation. Indeed, currently, the main methods for evaluating the performance of drip irrigation systems consist of measuring the flow rate of the drippers and counting the total number of blocked drippers (Duran-Ros et al., 2009, Li et al., 2009, Puig-Bargués et al., 2010).

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