Development and transfer of design, operation, and assessment technologies of irrigation systems and agricultural drainage.

Applications

Design of on-farm systems

Design of projects for irrigation zones

Operation of collective irrigation systems

Performance assessment of irrigation modules

Identification and assessment of soil quality

Reclamation of saline soils

Estimation of the water demand of cultivation fields

Water metering in irrigation zones

Installed Capacity

Laboratory for the analysis of soil and water intended for agricultural use

Satellite image analysis of irrigation zones

Computer programs:

• Design and assessment of superficial irrigation
• Design and assessment of pressurized irrigation
• Planning of irrigation zones
• Operation of irrigation canals

Technologies:

• Estimation and measurement of the evapotranspiration of cultivation fields
• Reclamation of saline soils
• Aquatic weed control in irrigation zones

Systems:

• Geographical information applied to the management of natural resources
• Water distribution supervision in irrigation districts
• Hydrometric statistics generation in irrigation districts

Contact Person

Fernando Fragoza, ffragoza@tlaloc.imta.mx

Phone: +52 (777) 319-42-20

Fax: +52 (777) 329-36-56