Earlier irrigation cutoff for sugarbeets conserves water

In the Tulelake region near the Oregon border, sugarbeets are grown on organic soil reclaimed from a shallow lake. Groundwater is present continuously through-out the season at depths of approximately 4 feet in most fields. Typically, beets planted in April and May are irrigated until mid-September...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S Kaffka, G Peterson, D Kirby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1998-01-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v052n01p21