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Fertigation Frequency Effects on Yield and Quality of Subsurface Drip-Irrigated Broccoli

Subsurface drip irrigated broccoli received experimental combinations of N rate (176 and 268 lb N/ac, and fertigation frequency (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) at the Maricopa Agricultural Center during winter 1998-99. Marketable broccoli yields were increased slightly with N applications of 268 lb/acre compared to 176 lb/acre. However, neither marketable yield, head diameter, nor petiole nitrate concentrations were significantly affected by fertigation frequency. Nitrogen fertigation frequency does not seem to be a critical management variable for subsurface drip irrigated broccoli grown on medium-textured soils in Arizona.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/219986
Date10 1900
CreatorsThompson, Thomas L., White, Scott A., Walworth, James, Sower, Greg
ContributorsByrne, David N., Baciewicz, Patti
PublisherCollege of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext, Article
RelationAZ1143, Series P-118

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