An emitter includes at least one of: an inlet section including inlet members forming first and second openings having different sizes; a pressure reducing section including a first pressure reducing portion having a first pressure reducing configuration and a second pressure reducing portion having a second pressure reducing configuration being different; the pressure reducing section including at least one nonlinear rail portion; a pressure responsive section including at least one nonlinear rail portion; or a base including a first base portion having a first base configuration and a second base portion having a second base configuration being different, wherein at least one of the first base portion or the second base portion is positioned in one or more of the inlet section, the pressure reducing section, or an outlet section.

The present invention relates generally to a system and method for detecting and adjusting the position of an irrigation span. More particularly, the present invention provides a system and method for detecting and removing deflection stresses from irrigation spans caused by corner arm positioning.

The present invention relates generally to a system and method for detecting and adjusting the position of an irrigation span. More particularly, the present invention provides a system and method for detecting and removing deflection stresses from irrigation spans caused by corner arm positioning.

Irrigation apparatus (70) is provided that includes an elongate housing (10) with an internal cavity (14) and a dispenser (24,76) that is fitted at a top of the cavity (14). The housing (10) is installed in soil and the dispenser (24,76) is supplied with water, which is dispensed into the cavity (14), to drip to an exposed soil surface (104) at the bottom of the housing (10), to provide water to plants.

A system for fabricating an irrigation dripper, comprises several processing stations. One or more longitudinal drilling stations drill in an elongated extruded body of an irrigation dripper a first bore and a second bore, wherein the second bore is contiguous to the first bore and is smaller in diameter than the first bore. An additional drilling station drills an additional bore in the body to connect the first bore with an external surface of the elongated body. An assembling station inserts an extruded rod through the first and the second bores, such that the second bore holds a distal end of the rod to maintain a gap between the rod and an inner wall of the first bore.

Disclosed is a buried infiltrating irrigation pipe with a multi-cavity water inlet steady flow channel, two clamps and built-in dowels. The buried infiltrating irrigation pipe comprises an internally embedded water dropper and an externally embedded short infiltrating pipe which are located at the same position of a water conveying pipe. The internally embedded water dropper is fixedly arranged in the water conveying pipe and the externally embedded short infiltrating pipe is clamped outside the water conveying pipe. A multi-cavity water inlet steady flow channel is arranged in the internally embedded dropper, a plurality of inner water inlets are formed in one end of the multi-cavity water inlet steady flow channel in parallel, and inner water outlets are formed in the other end of the multi-cavity water inlet steady flow channel.

Disclosed is a drip irrigation hose with an emitter, devoid of fluid storage, the emitter comprising, a plurality of holes, running along a first edge and a second edge of the emitter, wherein the plurality of holes enable filtration. An inlet support positioned at a first side of the emitter, wherein the inlet support has an inverted funnel shape, with a separating structure extending from at least one corner of the inverted funnel. A first inlet positioned parallel to the plurality of holes and located along the first edge. A second inlet positioned parallel to the plurality of holes and located along the second edge. Further an outlet support positioned at a second side of the emitter.

A method of irrigation comprises supplying water to an inclined irrigation pipe provided with a plurality of drippers such that a pressure at a highest level of the inclined irrigation pipe is at most 200 cm H.sub.2O.

An irrigation apparatus to water, contain and support plants. The irrigation apparatus comprising a body portion comprised of a top portion and a bottom portion that join to form a liquid containment vessel that disperses liquid in a defined dispersal pattern through angled openings to at least one plant embedded in growth medium at grade or at elevation in a plant growth container.

The emitter attachable to a fluid conduit comprises a fluid inlet portion capable of taking in fluid from the fluid conduit. The fluid from the inlet portion moves to the pressure compensating or reducing portion which comprises a set of teeth which are arranged in a way so as to impede the flow of liquid thereby reducing the pressure. Downstream the pressure compensating portion is the output portion which communicates with an aperture in the fluid conduit to enable distributing the fluid to the environment. The base of the emitter is flexible allowing movement of the base by virtue of the pressure gradient. When the pressure of the fluid is reduced in the pressure compensating portion, a pressure gradient is created across the base and this result in the fluid in the fluid conduit moving the base towards the fluid conduit thereby reducing the volume of the cavity of the emitter.