| Irrigation and Water Management |
General
Irrigation Information |
| Midwest
Vegetable Production Guide
(ID-56) - Irrigation Section
(pdf) |
| Basics
of Vegetable Crop Irrigation (Auburn University) (html) |
| Offsetting
Drought for Small-Scale Vegetable Production (NC State
University) (html) |
| Sprinkler
Irrigation Systems MWPS-30
(order form for hard copy) |
Water
Conservation Web Site
- Publications
Page (University of Florida)
Links to numerous bulletins on
irrigation covering terminology, design, equipment,
maintenance and scheduling. Some information is specific
to Florida soils and weather, but much is of use in
a wider geographical area. A couple of publications
with particular reference to vegetables:
Principles
and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables
(html)
Design
Tips for Drip Irrigation of Vegetables (html)
|
| For information about applying fertilizers or
pesticides through an irrigation system, see the links
for Soil Fertility and Pest Management on the main Vegetable
page. |
| Drip Irrigation |
| Drip
Irrigation for Vegetables
(Kansas State University) (pdf) |
| Maintaining
Drip Irrigation Systems (Kansas State University)
(pdf) |
| Irrigation Scheduling Software |
Michiana
Irrigation Scheduler
This software program calculates
irrigation water needs for corn, soybean, established
alfalfa, dry bean, and potato. Inputs
include soil and crop information
and daily temperatures and rainfall.
|
| Safety and Environmental Issues |
| Plugging
Abandoned Water Wells: A Landowner's Guide (WQ-21)
(pdf) |
| Water
Quality Management Web Site at Purdue |
Other
Irrigation Links |
| Search
for "irrigation" on Purdue Web pages |
| Virtual
Library Irrigation (Web
site) |
| Microirrigation
Forum (Web site) |
Department
of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
