Water supplies for vegetables and trees: Micro-irrigation techniques for increased production from fruit trees and row crop vegetables

摘要

MICRO-IRRIGATION COVERS BOTH drip/trickle and micro-sprinkler/micro-jet irrigation systems. Each possesses advantages and disadvantages and may be adapted to different crops, soil types and climatic conditions. As a general rule of thumb drip irrigation systems have found widest application in row crop vegetables and bush/vine crops while micro-sprinklers have proved most popular in fruit tree crop orchards and groves.