Improving water efficiency is and will continue to be a top concern to meet the world food production demands for a growing population. By having a clear understanding of water efficiencies, communities will be able to address these concerns from an economic standpoint and use more productive methods to grow food and limit water consumption. This study examines the water efficiencies of three irrigation methods over a single growing season in southeastern Oklahoma. Two crops, tomatoes and cucumbers, were grown using drip irrigation, a self-wicking container, and a non-circulating hydroponics barrel. Results at the end of the season showed the drip irrigation method had the highest water efficiency in terms of yield of product over water applied for both crops. The drip irrigation method also had the lowest associated set up costs and second lowest time requirements after the hydroponics method. These results were found to be consistent with other studies that compared drip irrigation to other irrigation methods and showed drip to have the highest water efficiencies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1609101 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Young, Lauren |
| Contributors | Atkinson, Samuel F., Wolverton, Steven, Tiwari, Chetan |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 47 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Young, Lauren, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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