Irrigation Demonstration Update July 27, 2022, Pinney Purdue Ag Center July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Liz Maynard and Christian Charlson Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) 2.19 inches of rain fell July 12 through July 26. The potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period was 2.67 inches. Estimates for water use by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update July 27, 2022 Southwest Purdue Ag Center July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Wenjing Guan and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More At Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC), more than 10 inches of rain fell since July 7; over 8 inches happened since the evening of July 24. Soil water content on[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update — PPAC July 11 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Liz Maynard and Christian Charlson Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) 1.66 inches of rain fell June 25 through July 11. The potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period was 2.79 inches. Estimates for water use by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update — SWPAC July 13 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Wenjing Guan and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More After planting on May 16, we only received 1.4 inches of rain in June. The early-setting tomatoes on plants grown on the unirrigated bed had more than 40% fruit blossom[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update June 25 June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard, Emerson Luna Espinoza and Christian Charlson Read More At Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC) and Pinney Purdue Ag Center (PPAC), we demonstrate irrigation impacts on several fruiting vegetable crops. Tomato, pepper, eggplant, watermelon, and cantaloupe are planted on plastic-covered[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update 1 June 16, 2022 - From Issue: 706 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More Vegetable growers understand that water deficiency decreases yield, reduces fruit marketability and quality, and, in extreme case, causes plants to die. In Indiana, we are typically not short of precipitation[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Collaboration between Purdue University and Michigan State University to Improve Irrigation Management in Indiana Watermelon Production October 18, 2021 - From Issue: 698 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Supported by Indiana Vegetable Growers Association and Illiana Watermelon Association, a collaborative project between Purdue University and Michigan State University that aims to help watermelon farmers improve irrigation management was[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation
Considerations for Irrigation Management in Watermelon Production July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Wenjing Guan Read More About half of the watermelon fields in our area are not equipped with supplemental irrigation. Watermelon production in these fields is therefore dependent exclusively on rainfall. In fields where supplemental[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Irrigation
Are You Applying Enough Water for Vegetables Grown in High Tunnels? June 8, 2018 - From Issue: 644 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We recently received several calls reporting blossom end rot of tomatoes (Figure 1). Although blossom end rot is caused by deficient supply of calcium to the developing fruit. The occurrence[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation
What’s Causing My Water Test Results to Change? August 18, 2016 - From Issue: 619 By: Scott Monroe I have recently received calls from growers who use surface water to irrigate produce crops. Their concern was that the results of their current water tests were very different from[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Irrigation surface water
