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  1. Irrigated Agriculture
    1. Irrigation System Selection and Design Guidelines
      1. Step 1 - What do I want to achieve?
      2. Step 2 - What are my farm's features and constraints?
      3. Step 3 - What irrigation options should I consider?
      4. Step 4 - What needs to be considered in my design and management, and what will it cost?
      5. Step 5 - What option best meets my goals?
      6. Irrigation Water Use Efficiency Benchmarking
      7. Publications
      8. Irrigation Technology
      9. Maize Water Use Efficiency
      10. Sustainable Irrigation Program Research and Development Project Factsheets

2.2.2 - What is the shape of my farm/site?

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The shape of the selected site and fixed physical fixtures like houses may prevent the selection of some irrigation systems. Centre pivot and linear move irrigation systems are more sensitive to spatial features than border-check irrigation layouts. Centre pivots require circular or part-circle shaped sites; lateral move systems are suited to rectangular sites. The shape of a site is less critical in border-check layout design. 		Photo: 2.2.2
Centre pivots suit circular or part circle sites
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