Abstract
Revised! TR001, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Kati W. Migliaccio and Yuncong Li, describes why irrigation is needed in south Florida, and the advantages and disadvantages of various tools available for determining an optimum irrigation schedule. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, January 2009.
TR001/TR001: Irrigation Scheduling for Tropical Fruit Groves in South Florida (ufl.edu)
References
Clark, G.A., and A.G. Smajstrla, and F.S. Zazueta. 2002. Atmospheric Parameters Which Affect Evapotranspiration (CIR822). Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. [10/15/2008]. Available from: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/document_ae037
National Climatic Data Center, 2008. NOAA Satellite and Information Service, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Accessed: October 2008. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Smajstrla, A.G. and D.J. Pitts. 2005. Tensiometer Service, Testing and Calibration (BUL319) Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. [10/15/2008]. Available from: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/document_ae086
Smajstrla, A.G. and D.S. Harrison. 2002. Tensiometers for Soil Moisture Measurement and Irrigation Scheduling (CIR487). Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. [10/15/2008]. Available from: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/document_ae146
Smajstrla, A.G., B.J. Boman, G.A. Clark, D.Z. Haman, D.J. Pitts, and F.S. Zazueta. 2005. Field Evaluations of Irrigation Systems: Solid Set or Portable Sprinkler Systems. (BUL266). Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ae384.