Irrigation Management for Young Citrus Trees
Good citrus irrigation management is important for achieving optimal tree growth and promoting high water and nutrient use efficiencies in young citrus trees. In the era of citrus greening (also called Huanglongbing or HLB), poor water management practices such as infrequent irrigation lead to wate...
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Good citrus irrigation management is important for achieving optimal tree growth and promoting high water and nutrient use efficiencies in young citrus trees. In the era of citrus greening (also called Huanglongbing or HLB), poor water management practices such as infrequent irrigation lead to water stress in trees resulting in limited tree growth and impaired root development. On the other hand, over-irrigation (applying more water than the tree needs) results in excessive fertilizer leaching beyond the root zone particularly in summer months when we receive more than 60% of the annual rain in Florida. Thus, irrigation management practices that are frequent and use tools such as soil moisture sensors, plant sensors for water stress and irrigation apps to decide when and how much to irrigate can help growers reduce irrigation water pumping costs and save time. This article will cover irrigation management practices for maintaining tree productivity.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3ec7e2bf5084231ba5aa1a64c4e72d22024-04-13T04:34:22ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-01-012019Irrigation Management for Young Citrus TreesDavie Mayeso Kadyampakeni0Arnold Schumann1Mongi Zekri2Chris Oswalt3University of FloridaUF/IFASUF/IFAS ExtensionUF/IFAS Extension Good citrus irrigation management is important for achieving optimal tree growth and promoting high water and nutrient use efficiencies in young citrus trees. In the era of citrus greening (also called Huanglongbing or HLB), poor water management practices such as infrequent irrigation lead to water stress in trees resulting in limited tree growth and impaired root development. On the other hand, over-irrigation (applying more water than the tree needs) results in excessive fertilizer leaching beyond the root zone particularly in summer months when we receive more than 60% of the annual rain in Florida. Thus, irrigation management practices that are frequent and use tools such as soil moisture sensors, plant sensors for water stress and irrigation apps to decide when and how much to irrigate can help growers reduce irrigation water pumping costs and save time. This article will cover irrigation management practices for maintaining tree productivity. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115338irrigation |
| spellingShingle | Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni Arnold Schumann Mongi Zekri Chris Oswalt Irrigation Management for Young Citrus Trees EDIS irrigation |
| title | Irrigation Management for Young Citrus Trees |
| title_full | Irrigation Management for Young Citrus Trees |
| title_fullStr | Irrigation Management for Young Citrus Trees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Irrigation Management for Young Citrus Trees |
| title_short | Irrigation Management for Young Citrus Trees |
| title_sort | irrigation management for young citrus trees |
| topic | irrigation |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115338 |
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