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<journal-id>2071-0054</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cie Téc Agr]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2071-0054</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Agraria de La Habana]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2071-00542019000300005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Efficiency Criteria to Evaluate Sprinkler Irrigation]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Criterios de eficiencia para la evaluación del riego por aspersión]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maiquel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmenates-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dayma]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mujica-Cervantes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Albi]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Paneque-Rondon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Baez Facultad de Ciencias Técnicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ciego de Ávila]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Agraria de La Habana Facultad de Ciencias Técnicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José de las Lajas Mayabeque]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2071-00542019000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2071-00542019000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2071-00542019000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In this work, different efficiency criteria were proposed for the evaluation of sprinkler irrigation. The investigation was carried out at six central pivots of the company Cubasoy and La Cuba. The methodology used relates the climatic, hydraulic and energy variables by means of the consumption of the specific energy standardized in the irrigation, in such a way that allows characterizing the systems at project and operation level. It was determined that the specific energy to pump a cubic meter of water ranged between 0.18 kWh·m-3 to 0.32 kWh·m-3 and the specific energy normalized in irrigation between 17.16 to 30.53 kWh·mm-1·ha-1 100-1·m-1 for application efficiencies of 77.30 to 82.80%. Energy efficiency actually used in irrigation reached from 8.92 to 15.80% under specific operating conditions of the system of irrigation.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En este trabajo se plantearon diferentes criterios de eficiencia para la evaluación del riego por aspersión. La investigación se realizó en 6 pivotes centrales de la empresa Cubasoy y La Cuba. La metodología utilizada relaciona las variables climáticas, hidráulicas y energéticas por medio del consumo de la energía específica normalizada en el riego, de forma que permite caracterizar los sistemas a nivel de proyecto y de explotación. Se determinó que la energía específica para bombear un metro cubico de agua osciló entre 0,18 kWh·m-3 a 0,32 kWh·m-3 y la energía específica normalizada en el riego entre 17,16 a 30,53 kWh·mm-1·ha-1100-1·m-1 para unas eficiencias de aplicaciones de 77,30 a 82,80% y una eficiencia de la energía realmente aprovechado en el riego de 8,92 a 15,80% en condiciones específicas de operación del sistema de riego.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[agua]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[energía]]></kwd>
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