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Contents tagged with irrigation
4 March 2022
Index of research projects and reports on water management, bruising and common scab in potatoes
8 March 2022
Index of levy-funded research projects & reports on common scab in potatoes
23 June 2021
Caring for systems and being inventive about where the energy comes from is important when improving efficiency.
23 June 2021
Consider the primary energy drivers for irrigation systems and your core equipment, including pumps and pipes.
23 June 2021
Read about using control, containment and counting for an efficient irrigation system.
7 December 2020
Application of regulated deficit irrigation at Staplehurst Nurseries for ornamental plants
12 April 2024
Publications and research reports on potato production, crop protection and potato agronomy
10 November 2022
The way that a crop is watered affects the delivery of the liquid feed. This page will help you understand the effect of the relationship between them.
10 November 2022
Measuring electrical conductivity is a useful method of monitoring the level of nutrients in irrigation water, growing media and liquid feed stocks. This guidance is aimed at helping with decision making for feed application in bedding crops.
10 November 2022
Measuring electrical conductivity is a useful method of monitoring the level of nutrients in irrigation water, growing media and liquid feed stocks. This guidance is aimed at helping with decision making for feed application in bedding crops.
23 February 2023
These pages focuse on the irrigation requirements of onions on loamy sand and sandy loam soils, on which the majority of onion production is located.
23 February 2023
Irrigation is critical for bulb onions in the middle part of the season, from bulb initiation to egg stage in early August. Towards the end of the growing season, more irrigation may increase bulb size but increases the risk of foliar diseases.