Fertigation with Microirrigation

Publication Number: 21620

Length: 49 pp.

Language: English

ISBN-13: 978-1-879906-79-2

Author: BLAINE HANSON

Inventory Type: Trade Paperback

Fertigation is the process of applying fertilizer through an irrigation system by injecting the fertilizer into the irrigation water. Microirrigation can apply water and chemicals in precise amounts and locations through a field.

Fertigation with Microirrigation

With this guide in hand, you'll learn about the characteristics of selected fertilizers commonly used for fertigation, long- and short-duration strategies, how to calculate injection rates, frequency considerations, how to apply fertilizers uniformly, mixing considerations, injection devices, and how to prevent backflow. You'll also learn about nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium distribution around drip lines and how and why to inject gypsum.

This guide also discusses the environmental effects of chemical applications, and focuses on nitrogen management to reduce groundwater pollution.

Fertigation with Microirrigation

Fertigation with Microirrigation

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