Table 4.
Summary of related and relevant studies on Moistube irrigation.
| Author | Study title | Subject matter | Evidence1 | Strength of Evidence | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Strength of Evidence: Strong (I) | |||||
| Bai et al. (2012) | The permeability and mechanical properties of cellulose acetate membranes blended with polyethylene glycol 600 for treatment of municipal sewage | Mechanical properties of semi-permeable membranes | +++ | I | China |
| Bi et al. (2020) | Determination of the buried depth and pressure head under moistube irrigation based on principal component analysis | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Corbatón-Báguena et al. (2016) | Comparison between artificial neural networks and Hermia's models to assess ultrafiltration performance | Semi-permeable membrane fouling | +++ | I | Spain |
| Castejón et al. (2018) | Polypropylene-based porous membranes: influence of polymer composition, extrusion draw ratio and uniaxial Strain | Mechanical properties of semi-permeable membranes | +++ | I | Spain |
| Dirwai et al. (2020) | Moistube irrigation (MTI) discharge under variable evaporative demand | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Dukes et al. (2005) | Soil moisture controlled subsurface drip irrigation on sandy soils. | Line source wetting geometry | +++ | I | USA |
| Field (2010) | Fundamentals of fouling | Semi-permeable membrane fouling | +++ | I | USA |
| Furuichi et al. (2008) | Evaluation of water quality using a plugging coefficient based on a pore blocking filtration model in the membrane filtration process | Semi-permeable membrane fouling | +++ | I | Japan |
| Fan et al. (2020) | Establishment and validation of wetting pattern model of moistube irrigation in homogeneous soil | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Fan et al. (2019) | Experimental study of pressure head on water migration in soil under moistube-irrigation | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Gadkaree et al. (1994) | Methods of making semi-permeable polymer membranes | Mechanical properties of semi-permeable membranes | +++ | I | USA |
| Guo et al. (2017) | An experimental study on the dynamic growth of onion with Moistube irrigation technology in green house. | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Han et al. (2015) | Application test of micro-irrigation and fertilization integration technology in citrus orchard. | Fertigation using micro irrigation | +++ | I | China |
| Isoda et al. (2007) | Effects of different irrigation methods on yield and water use efficiency of sugar beet [Beta vulgaris] in the arid area of China | Water conservation | +++ | I | Japan |
| Jun et al. (2012) | Experimental study on characters of wetted soil in Moistube irrigation. | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Kanda et al. (2021) | Coupling Hydrus 2D/3D and AquaCrop Models for Simulation of Water Use in Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp) | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Kanda et al. (2020b) | Modelling soil water distribution under Moistube irrigation for cowpea (VIGNA unguiculata (L.) Walp.) crop | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Kanda et al. (2020a) | Effect of Moistube and subsurface drip irrigation on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (l.) Walp) production in South Africa | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Kanda et al. (2020c) | Soil water dynamics under Moistube irrigation. | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Kanda et al. (2019) | Moistube irrigation technology: A Review | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Kanda et al. (2020d) | Nutritional yield and nutritional water productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. walp) under varying irrigation water regimes | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Kanda et al. (2018) | Hydraulic and clogging characteristics of Moistube irrigation as influenced by water quality. | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Kanda (2018) | Soil water dynamics and response of cowpea under Moistube irrigation. | Moistube | +++ | I | South Africa |
| Khan et al. (2015) | Effect of porous pipe characteristics of soil wetting pattern in a negative pressure difference irrigation system | Porous pipes | +++ | I | India |
| Li et al. (2019) | Increase of fertilizer solution concentration and biomass mixing proportion can enhance water and nutrients distribution in wetted soils under moistube irrigation | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Liu et al. (2017) | Water-Salinity Distribution Characteristics in Wetted Soil of Moistube Irrigation under Different Pressure Heads and Soil Bulk Densities | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Lyu et al. (2016) | Effect of Moistube depth and density on tomato yield and quality in solar greenhouse | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Mataram et al. (2018) | Physical and mechanical properties of membrane poly-vinilidene fluoride with the addition of silver nitrate | Mechanical properties of semi-permeable membranes | +++ | I | Indonesia |
| Niu et al. (2017) | Effects of Moistube depth and spacing on soil water and salt transports of tomato in solar greenhouse | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Phuntso et al. (2011) | A novel low energy fertilizer driven forward osmosis desalination for direct fertigation: evaluating the performance of fertilizer draw solutions. | Semi-permeable membrane fouling | +++ | I | Australia |
| Qui et al. (2015) | Experimental study on influence of water temperature on outflows of low pressure Moistube | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Shen et al. (2020) | Effects of alternate moistube-irrigation on soil water infiltration | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Sun et al. (2019b) | Effect of Moistube Fertigation on Infiltration and Distribution of Water-Fertilizer in Mixing Waste Biomass Soil | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Sun et al. (2019a) | Effects of moistube patterns and fertilization levels on growth and physiological characteristics of blueberry | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Sun et al. (2018) | Water use efficiency was improved at leaf and yield levels of tomato plants by continuous irrigation using semi-permeable membrane | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Teeluck et al. (1998) | Discharge characteristics of a porous pipe micro-irrigation lateral | Porous pipe micro-irrigation | +++ | I | Australia |
| Vela et al. (2009) | Analysis of membrane pore blocking models adapted to crossflow ultrafiltration in the ultrafiltration of PEG | Semi-permeable membrane fouling | +++ | I | Spain |
| Xie et al. (2014) | Effects of silt content and particle size in irrigation water on Moistube outflow | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Xue et al. (2013) | Effects of the tomato growth and water use efficiency in sunlight greenhouse by Moistube irrigation | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Yu et al. (2017) | Effects of soil texture and water pressure on Moistube infiltration in vertical inserting mode. | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Zhang et al. (2014) | Effects of soil initial water content on line-source infiltration characteristic in moisture irrigation. | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Zhang et al. (2009) | Study on subsurface irrigation using ceramic pitcher on tomato cultivation in greenhouse | Ceramic pitcher | +++ | I | China |
| Zhang et al. (2017) | Effect of Moistube-irrigation on crop yield and water use efficiency. | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Zhang et al. (2017) | Characteristics of water and salt movement in soil under Moistube irrigation with brackish water. | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Zhang et al. (2010) | Preparation and mechanical property of polymer-based biomaterials. | Mechanical properties of semi-permeable membranes | +++ | I | China |
| Zhang et al. (2015) | Effect of tube depth of Moistube-Irrigation under plastic film mulching on soil water and salt transports of greenhouse tomato | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Zhanga et al. (2019) | Effect of alternate irrigation on water and salt movement under Moistube irrigation | Moistube | +++ | I | China |
| Zhu et al. (2018) |
Effects of Moistube irrigation on growth and moisture-radiation use of coffea arabica under jujube shading cultivation. |
Moistube |
+++ |
I |
China |
|
Strength of Evidence: Moderate (II) | |||||
| Ashrafi et al. (2002) | Simulation of infiltration from porous clay pipe in subsurface irrigation | Porous clay pipe | ++ | II | Thailand |
| Cai et al. (2017) | Simulation of soil water movement under subsurface irrigation with porous ceramic emitter. | Porous ceramic emitters | ++ | II | China |
| Fan et al. (2018) | Simulation of Soil Wetting Pattern of Vertical Moistube-Irrigation | Moistube | ++ | II | China |
| Galindo et al. (2018) | Deficit irrigation and emerging fruit crops as a strategy to save water in Mediterranean semi-arid agro-systems. | Deficit irrigation | ++ | II | China |
| Guo et al. (2012) | A mini review on membrane fouling. | Semi-permeable membrane fouling | ++ | II | China |
| Hermia (1982) | Constant pressure blocking filtration laws-application to power-law non-Newtonian fluids. | Semi-permeable membrane fouling | ++ | II | |
| Petty et al. (1995) | Use of semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDS) to determine bioavailable organochlorine pesticide residues in streams receiving irrigation drain water. | Mechanical properties of semi-permeable membranes | +++ | II | USA |
| Siyal et al. (2009) | Measured and simulated soil wetting patterns under porous clay pipe sub-surface irrigation. | Porous clay pipe | ++ | II | Pakistan |
| Stucki et al. (2018) | Porous Polymer Membranes by Hard Templating–A Review | Mechanical properties of semi-permeable membranes | ++ | II | Switzerland |
| Zou et al. (2017) | Progress and prospects of Moistube irrigation technology research. | Moistube | ++ | II | China |
| Zhang et al. (2002) |
Finite element modelling of soil water movement under subsurface irrigation with porous pipe and its application. |
Porous pipe |
++ |
II |
China |
|
Strength of Evidence: Low (III) | |||||
| Kang et al. (2017) | Improving agricultural water productivity to ensure food security in China under changing environment: From research to practice | Water conservation | + | III | China |
| Yang et al. (2008) | Research prospect of the water-saving irrigation by semi-permeable film | Moistube | + | III | China |
1
Key: Substantiated (+++); partially substantiated (++); unsubstantiated (+) after Thomas, KM et al., (2019).