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<journal-meta>
<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>S2071-00542021000400004</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Considerations for the Rational Design of Drip Irrigation Systems]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Consideraciones para el diseño racional de sistemas de riego por goteo]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pável]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dorta-Armaignac]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Hung]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kaddiel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Méndez-Jocik]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Oriente Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santiago de Cuba]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Grupo de Difusión Tecnológica Empresa de Cítricos Contramaestre  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santiago de Cuba]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Empresa Nacional de Proyectos Ingeniería Departamento de Diseño ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2071-00542021000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2071-00542021000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2071-00542021000400004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Now a day, drip irrigation systems are buying with the emitters ''already'' inserted, and introduced in Agricultural farms considering some selection criteria. Based on the data corresponding to real field tests and assuming other suitable parameters, paperwork contribute arguments to bear the obtaining of a rational procedure for the agronomic design of drip irrigation systems. That considers the wetted volume on the root zone as well the depth of the wet bulb according to the root zone of crops and the humidity tension in the soil under the emitters. Particularities of different procedures are showing used for the design of these systems. As a result the convenience is demonstrated of combining the procedures that use the results of the field tests, appropriately the optimal irrigation point and the software that simulate the distribution of the humidity under the emitters, to get a rigorous procedure for the design.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Actualmente se están importando sistemas de riego por goteo con los emisores ''ya'' insertados, para ser introducidos en Empresas Agropecuarias bajo determinados criterios de selección. Partiendo de datos correspondientes a ensayos de campo reales y otros parámetros convenientemente asumidos, el trabajo aporta elementos que conllevan a establecer un procedimiento racional para el diseño agronómico de sistemas de riego por goteo, que considere el volumen de raíces humedecido, la profundidad del bulbo de humedecimiento con relación a la zona radicular del cultivo y la tensión de humedad en la zona húmeda que generan los emisores. Se resaltan dos maneras para abordar el diseño y se demuestra la conveniencia de combinar los procedimientos que utilizan los resultados de las pruebas de campo, el momento óptimo para el riego y los software que simulan la distribución de humedad debajo del emisor, para establecer un procedimiento que propicie mayor rigor en el diseño.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Drip irrigation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Effective radius]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Wet bulb]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Moisture Tension]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[riego por goteo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[radio efectivo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bulbo húmedo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tensión de humedad]]></kwd>
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