Furrow-enhanced runoff harvesting for olives
Runoff collection has been used to plant olive orchards in north-west Syria in areas, which are considered too dry for olives. In one trial, trees were planted 8 m apart, within and between rows. Around individual trees ‘fish-bone’ shaped furrows were dug to harvest runoff water. The furrows were constructed manually with a hoe and reinforced with stones. They divert rainwater runoff to the micro catchments, where it concentrates in basins around the trees. Each tree is served by a catchment area of 60 m2. The furrows are re-made every year.
作者: WOCAT (World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies) network
组 织: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
年份: 2020
国家: Syrian Arab Republic
地理范围: 近东及北非
类别: 实 践
内容语言: English