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Irrigation and Energy Efficiencies of Buried Drip on Peppers

Date:	1994-1996
Location:	High Rise and Underwood Farms
Sponsors:	California Energy Commission
Reports Available:	ITRC Reports No. R 96-001 and R 96-002

Highlights

This 3-year study was completed on two commercial fields of approx. 50 acres each, near Oxnard and Morgan Hill, CA. Design and management support were provided, and improvements were documented in both irrigation efficiency and energy efficiency. This study dealt with issues such as:

Yield differentials between buried drip and furrow irrigation methods

Root intrusion

Irrigation between multiple pickings

Energy use efficiency

Water use efficiency