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Performance of pre-hispanic irrigation systems in the Andean region of Bolivia

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  • Chipana Rivera, René
  • Moreno-Pérez, María Fátima
  • Velasco, Ronald Choque
  • Roldán-Cañas, José

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In the area that is today Bolivia, the pre-Hispanic era was a period of great learning, marked by the management and use of natural resources, where farming became one of the cornerstones of production and where irrigation was an essential practice. In different areas, pre-Hispanic surface irrigation methods are still in use today, such as kanis irrigation and zigzag corrugated furrow irrigation. The primary aim of this paper is to compare the performance of the above irrigation systems using a potato crop at the Choquenaira Experimental Farm located at an altitude of 3877 m above sea level. During the growing cycle, there were seven irrigation events for each system.

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  • Chipana Rivera, René & Moreno-Pérez, María Fátima & Velasco, Ronald Choque & Roldán-Cañas, José, 2016. "Performance of pre-hispanic irrigation systems in the Andean region of Bolivia," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 170(C), pages 180-188.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:170:y:2016:i:c:p:180-188
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.11.010
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    1. Serrano-Coronel, Genaro & Chipana-Rivera, René & Moreno-Pérez, María Fátima & Roldán-Cañas, José, 2018. "Study of vertical water flows contribution to the crop water consumption in suka kollus using a mixed drainage system," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 206(C), pages 86-94.

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