Soil assimilation study for drip irrigation. A case study of Central Chile

The soil classification studies have different utilities such us, farm appraisal, crops selection, land use changes, farm subdivisions and designs of irrigation and drainage projects. In this paper a methodology soil classification or assimilation with the objective to postulate irrigation projects for government irrigation subsidies, is presented. This allows the incorporation of soils non arable for fruit and horticultural production intensive with drip irrigation, by the soil description physical and morphological characteristics and applying agronomic practices for permanent sustained production.