Recovering Vegetable Crops from Waterlogging July 24, 2024 - From Issue: 741 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Under waterlogging conditions, oxygen depletion in the soil injures roots, limiting their ability to uptake nutrients and water. In response, plants close their stomata to prevent water loss, leading to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation and Drainage
Vegetable Responses to Waterlogging Stress July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This week, several regions of Indiana experienced excessive rainfall due to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl passing through the state. The heavy rain caused flooding in some vegetable fields. When[Read More…] Article Categories: Broccoli Cantaloupe Watermelon Eggplant Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation and Drainage
Plants Recovering from Waterlogging Damage June 29, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Wenjing Guan Read More After the heavy rains in the past a few days, flooding/waterlogging injury stands out in my farm visit this week. Regardless of tomato or cucumber, the injured plants showed leaf[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation and Drainage Plant Nutrition
Food Safety Considerations for Flooded Vegetable Crops July 9, 2015 - From Issue: 601 By: Scott Monroe Read More With the record-setting rainfall we’ve seen over the past month, flooding of fields is very widespread (Figure 1). Fields that have experienced flooding present growers with difficult management choices. Flooding[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Food Safety Irrigation and Drainage
