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Contents tagged with water
16 August 2021
Ongoing nursery hygiene practices are important and form the basis of robust control programmes during the production season.
22 July 2021
The Farming Rules for Water (FRfW) were introduced in April 2018 to fulfil obligations on diffuse pollution under the Water Framework Directive, particularly in regard to reducing phosphorus (P) losses to water from agriculture.
6 December 2022
The amount of water you use is just as important as the timing when managing the irrigation of vining pea crops. Read more on this page.
30 January 2023
Taking water from wells, boreholes and even reservoirs is regulated to make sure all users get a fair share and the environment does not suffer
30 January 2023
Learn more about water auditing, planning for unexpected supply interruptions and how to use abstraction licences efficiently and flexibly.
7 October 2022
This factsheet describes the chemical and physical properties of irrigation water of relevance to ornamental plant production, including bedding plants, pot plants and hardy ornamentals. Water hardness, conductivity levels and a range of potential impurities and their effects are outlined and appropriate corrective measures summarised.
15 July 2020
Late-season water management, as the crop begins to senesce, is the essential final phase in an efficient irrigation regime.
23 March 2022
Find out what resources available on potato irrigation, including latest research project results.
24 March 2021
HDC: Development of a water strategy for horticulture
3 August 2021
A review of the provision of UK horticultural R&D