Contents tagged with overhead irrigation

18 November 2021

Measuring and improving the performance of overhead irrigation for container-grown crops

This factsheet describes how water application rates and uniformity can be measured and improved for overhead irrigation systems for hardy nursery stock.

18 November 2021

Precision scheduling of irrigation in the production of container-grown hardy nursery stock in various growing media

This factsheet provides practical recommendations for the efficient irrigation of container-grown hardy nursery stock in order to optimise water use and maintain plant quality in peat-based, peat-reduced and peat-free growing media and to minimise the risk of potential nutrient leaching from crops.