Container-grown conifers benefit from irrigation based on daily water use
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 15:50
in Biology & Nature
Scientists quantified irrigation volume, runoff volume and nutrient content, and plant growth of container-grown conifers irrigated based on plant daily water use (DWU) vs. a standard irrigation rate. Averaged over two years, irrigation applications were reduced. Plant growth for the DWU-based treatments was the same or greater than the control.