Drip Irrigation: The Most Efficient Irrigation System As a grower, you want to grow your crops anywhere in any climate, soil, and topography. Drip irrigation is a water-efficient method transforming the lives of millions of small and large-scale farmers worldwide. It's assisting them to increase crop yields while…
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Plastic mulches has tremendous effects on the growth and yield of crops. Black plastic showed superior performance among the plastic mulches. Black plastic mulch suppresses the weed growth and thereby, increase the fruit yield. Plastic mulches reduce the amount of water lost from the soil due to evaporation.…
Drip Irrigation is the most efficient water and nutrient delivery system for growing crops. It delivers water and nutrients directly to the plant’s root zone, in the right amounts, at the right time, so each plant gets exactly what it needs, when it needs it, to grow optimally.…
Although installation and maintenance of a drip system is no more labor-intensive or complex than that of a traditional system, designing a drip system for maximum water distribution efficiency does require much thought. Drip irrigation designs can only truly optimize the application of water if water waste below…
Irrigation is important in producing high quality tree fruit such as avocado, apples, peaches, plums, oranges, bananas, pawpaws and pears among others. Learning the art of watering fruit trees can be one of the most challenging things for beginning gardeners. Gardening in places with frequent rainfall can make…