Lidianne Leal Rocha

Dr. Lidianne Leal Rocha


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 June 2025 in Agriengineering
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LRLayla Bruna BRUNA LOPES Lopes Reges
Layla Bruna BRUNA LOPES Lopes Reges
Rafael Oliveira BatistaRafael Oliveira Batista
Rafael Oliveira Batista
LRLidianne Leal Rocha
Lidianne Leal Rocha
GMGustavo Muniz
Gustavo Muniz
LPLaio Ariel Leite de Paiva
Laio Ariel Leite de Paiva
LMLuara Patrícia Lopes Morais
Luara Patrícia Lopes Morais
Water scarcity in Brazil’s semi-arid region necessitates the agricultural reuse of aquaculture effluents, although emitter clogging remains a challenge. This study evaluated clogging mitigation in drip irrigation systems using liquid anti-clogging fertilizer. The experiment employed a split–split–plot scheme with three water treatments (supply water, aquaculture effluent, and effluent with liquid fertilizer) and three emitter types (ST, SL, and GA), assessing performance over 360 h. A water quality analysis at 0, 160, and 360 h complemented hydraulic evaluations of the average flow rate variation and Christiansen uniformity coefficient measured every 40 h. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize biofouling. The results showed that the liquid fertilizer mitigated the clogging by biofouling in the three types of emitters, but only the ST emitter presented acceptable hydraulic performance rates. There are relationships between the anti-clogging effect of the liquid fertilizer, the structural characteristics of the emitters, and the flow velocity inside the labyrinths. The SL dripper applying only aquaculture effluent presented the highest clogging rate due to biofouling. Agricultural reuse is a strategy for the rational use of water resources that is of great relevance for arid and semi-arid regions and can insert aquaculture into the circular economy.