Drip Irrigation of Processing Tomatoes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781601074362)

Using this guide you'll learn how drip irrigation can deliver water and chemicals more precisely and uniformly to your tomato crop. Drip irrigation can increase your yield and revenue, reduce water and fertilizer costs, and curtail diseases such as Phytophthora root rot.

You'll also learn about design elements that affect the uniformity of application, how to design and maintain and system, and other factors to consider in system design such as the selection of pumps, filters, injection equipment, and flow meters.

One of a series of water management handbooks prepared by the UC Irrigation Program.