Keywords
Nursery Irrigation
EP529
EP529
Categories
How to Cite
Million, Jeff, and Tom Yeager. 2016. “Monitoring Leaching Fraction for Irrigation Scheduling in Container Nurseries: ENH1268/EP529, 12/2015”. EDIS 2016 (2). Gainesville, FL:4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep529-2015.
Abstract
Scheduling irrigation in container nurseries can be a daunting task for producers. There is a great risk of under- or over-watering. The leaching fraction (LF) test is a valuable tool for measuring the volume of container drainage collected during irrigation relative to the volume of water entering the container. With this test, producers can adjust their irrigation to maintain a low percentage of leaching. This 4-page fact sheet explains how to perform the test, gives example calculations, and provides some suggestions on how to utilize LF testing when managing irrigation. Written by Jeff Million and Tom Yeager, and published by the Environmental Horticulture Department, December 2015.
References
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 2014. "Water Quality/Quantity Best Management Practices for Florida Nurseries." DACS-P-O1267
Leaching Fraction Videos: http://hort.ufl.edu/faculty-profiles/tom-yeager/thomas-yeager-videos/
Leaching Fraction Videos: http://hort.ufl.edu/faculty-profiles/tom-yeager/thomas-yeager-videos/