Home > Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society – 2012 > USING LEACHING FRACTIONS TO MAXIMIZE IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY©

Articles

USING LEACHING FRACTIONS TO MAXIMIZE IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY^©

Article number

1014_74

Pages

331 – 334

Language

English

Abstract

Irrigation efficiency has ramifications for growers in the horticultural industry at multiple levels.
At the immediate level, irrigation costs account for a substantial portion of operating costs.
At a broader level, environmental regulations are becoming more restrictive, requiring more record keeping about water usage, increasing testing of runoff, and in some cases limiting water usage for agricultural purposes.
Over the course of a growing season, Saunders Brothers, Inc. measured irrigation efficiency on numerous woody crops in a wholesale nursery.
Leaching fractions were used to determine the percentage of irrigation water that remained in the container and available to the plant and what percentage was leached out of the container as excess.
Results showed that by adjusting practices to eliminate excess irrigation, we were able to decrease our overall water usage from April to August by 43%, compared with the previous 3 years.
Decreased water usage also reduces costs associated with chlorine, electricity, fertilizer, and herbicide.

Publication

Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society – 2012

Authors

J. Stanley

Keywords

Full text

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1014.74

Online Articles (108)

1. COIR AS A SUBSTRATE FOR POT PROTEACEAE PRODUCTION^©

H. Hettasch | E.-L. Bezuidenhout

N.J.J. Combrink

3. MIXING A BALANCED NUTRIENT SOLUTION^©

N.J.J. Combrink

4. CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL NURSERY SEED COLLECTION AND PROCESSING^©

J. Cartman

5. IPPS JAPAN EXCHANGE, OCTOBER 2011^©

R. Beaumont

6. AUDITING AND MODELLING WATER USAGE IN YOUR NURSERY^©

D. Cliffe

7. WATER CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING: A CENTRAL OTAGO PLANTING EXPERIENCE^©

J. Wakelin

8. BYE – BYE MIDDLEMAN^©

E. Welsh

9. LIVING ROOFS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES^©

Z. Cooper

10. DELAYED GERMINATION OF PRUNUS AVIUM AND SOPHORA MICROPHYLLA^©

E.J. Appleton

11. DEVELOPING SUMPTUOUS APRICOTS^©

12. RISKS AND SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY^©

A. Curtis

13. COLLECTION AND CLEANING OF SEED IN THE GISBORNE DISTRICT, NEW ZEALAND^©

L. Hope

14. TAKING THE SOFT APPROACH TO PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT – DOES IT WORK?^©

M. Durham

15. NURSERIES LEARNING FROM THE TURF INDUSTRY^©

T. Layt

16. LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN NURSERY PRODUCTION^©

J. McDonald | S. Hart

17. SUSTAINABLE PROPAGATION MATERIAL^©

B. Mann

18. FOG OR MIST – WHERE TO USE^©

R. Percy

19. IN-FIELD RAPID, PORTABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS^©

J. McDonald

20. RECENT ADVANCES IN PLANTING AND TRANSPLANTING PALMS^©

D.R. Hodel

21. GROWING QUALITY CYCLAMEN^©

R. Wilson

22. CYCAD SEED GERMINATION^©

E. Anderson

23. UNUSUAL AND LESSER KNOWN JAPANESE MAPLES^©

M. Murphy

24. UPDATE ON ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID^©

D. Nelson

25. MAINTAINING CLEAN STOCK FOR PROPAGATION AT EUROAMERICAN PROPAGATORS^©

F. Ceballos

26. MANAGING PRODUCTION RISKS IN THE NURSERY^©

U.K. Schuch

27. NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE – A THICKENING AGENT FOR AUXIN SOLUTIONS^©

E.K. Blythe

28. AN INEXPENSIVE VACUUM SYSTEM FOR PATCHING UP PLUG TRAYS^©

J. Goldsmith

29. APPLYING PRE-GERMINATION SPRENCHES OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS TO AVOID STRETCHING OF BEDDING PLANT SEEDLINGS^©

J. Goldsmith

30. SELECTING AND EVALUATING ACCESSIONS OF EPILOBIUM SECT. ZAUSCHNERIA (ONAGRACEAE)^©

R.M. Anderson | L.A. Rupp

31. WINTER PROPAGATION OF CONFEDERATE ROSE (HIBISCUS MUTABILIS) WITH HARDWOOD CUTTINGS^©

E.K. Blythe

32. ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS CELEBRATES 80 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING GARDEN PERFORMERS WITH ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS WINNERS FOR 2012^©

D. Blazek | E.K. Blythe

33. CUTTING PROPAGATION OF JUNIPERUS OSTEOSPERMA (UTAH JUNIPER)^©

K.R. Cope | L.A. Rupp

34. COMPARING SUBSTRATE MOISTURE-BASED DAILY WATER USE AND ON-DEMAND IRRIGATION REGIMES FOR OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA PLANTS GROWN IN TWO CONTAINER SIZES^©

E. Hagen | S. Nambuthiri | A. Fulcher | R. Geneve

35. CAN GROWTH OF SEED-PROPAGATED OAKS BE PREDICTED BEFORE LINING OUT IN NURSERY ROWS? ^©

J.R. Harris | L.E. Richardson-Calfee

36. METHODS AND TIPS TO USE AQUEOUS (WATER-BASED) IBA ROOTING SOLUTIONS^©

J. Kroin

37. EVALUATING INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CONTAINER MEDIA FOR GROWTH OF ZAMIA PUMILA^©

V. Murphy | K. Moore

38. MOUND LAYERING OF SELECTED ACER SACCHARUM SUBSP. GRANDIDENTATUM ACCESSIONS^©

L.A. Rupp | R. Anderson | M. Richards

39. USING EFFLUENT VOLUMES TO CONTROL LEACHING IN LARGE CONTAINER NURSERY CROPS^©

M.E. Thiessen | E.W. Bush | J.S. Beasley | D.E. Wells

40. USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF FLOWERING PLANTS^©

M. Karlsson

41. A PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE CHANGING U.K. MARKET FOR HARDY NURSERY STOCK^©

R. McKenna

42. EXPERIENCES OF RUNNING A SPECIALIST RETAIL NURSERY^©

P. Chapman

43. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF GRAFTING HIGH VALUE PLANTS^©

C. Lane

44. WATER MANAGEMENT USING POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED PRODUCTS IN GROWING MEDIA FOR CONTAINER PLANT PRODUCTION^©

A. Horgan

45. PHEROMONES FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF PESTS OF WOODY ORNAMENTALS^©

J.V. Cross | M.T. Fountain | D.R. Hall | D.I. Farman

46. SUSCEPTIBILITY OF FRAXINUS SPECIES TO ASH DIEBACK CAUSED BY CHALARA FRAXINEA^©

H. Lösing

47. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE GROWING MEDIA: THE WORK OF THE U.K.’S SUSTAINABLE GROWING MEDIA TASK FORCE^©

C. Dawson

48. A REVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF GROWING CONTAINER NURSERY STOCK IN PEAT-FREE MEDIA^©

A. Rainbow

49. FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN MANAGEMENT OF NURSERY PROFITABILITY^©

N. Stein

50. CARVING OUT A NICHE WITH NON-COMMODITY CROPS^©

N. Reese

51. COSTING DELIVERY INTO THE NURSERY PRICING STRUCTURE^©

N. Coslett

52. PREPARING YOUR BUSINESS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE^©

T. Briercliffe

53. SUMMERTIME PLANT WATCHING IN NORTH SIKKIM^©

M. Emmett

54. THE PLANTS OF LONGWOOD GARDENS^©

J. Harbage

55. ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF NATIVE WOODLAND WILDFLOWER PROPAGATION^©

J. Frett

56. SEED DORMANCY: GIVE YOUR SEEDS A WAKE-UP CALL!^©

R.L. Geneve

57. BRINGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CUTTING PROPAGATION BACK TO THE BENCH^©

B. Maynard

58. BUDDING AND GRAFTING – IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW IT ALL – THINK AGAIN!^©

T.C. Brotzman

59. BUYING TISSUE CULTURED PLANTS AND HAVING THEM SURVIVE^©

D.D. McCown | E.M. Dunham

60. NORTH CREEK SEED TREATMENT TECHNIQUES^©

J. Romero

61. LIVERWORT CONTROL IN PROPAGATION SYSTEMS: WHAT WE’VE LEARNED^©

D. Joeright

62. MY PATH INTO THE NURSERY BUSINESS^©

J. LaMent

63. ROOT CUTTINGS: A NOVEL APPROACH TO PRODUCING PLANTS^©

H.W. Barnes

64. CUTTING PROPAGATION OF EMMENOPTERYS HENRYI – LESSON LEARNED^©

A.S. Aiello | R. Dillard

65. NEW PLANT FORUM

T. Brotzman | D. Joeright | A. Jones | D. Marin | K. Staso

66. BIODEGRADABLE POT OPTIONS^©

M. Taylor | M.R. Evans | J.S. Kuehny

67. EFFECTS OF AMMONIUM TO NITRATE RATIOS ON SUBSTRATE PH SHIFTS DURING GROWTH OF CALIBRACHOA WITH ALKALINE WATER^©

M.D. Taylor | D. Lohr

68. THE EFFECT OF AUXIN AND CUTTING TYPE ON ROOTING OF CUPRESSUS CASHMERIANA^©

M.D. Taylor | A. Raup

69. THE EFFECT OF SEED SOWING DATE ON GROWTH AND INFLORESCENCE SIZE OF ECHIUM SIMPLEX^©

M.D. Taylor | Y. Arakawa

70. STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING PROLONGED DROUGHT DAMAGE OF HERBACEOUS PLANT MATERIALS^©

M. Kolaczewski

71. GERMINATION OF WATER SEDGE, CAREX AQUATILIS, AND COTTON SEDGE, ERIOPHORUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM, FROM ARCTIC COASTAL WETLANDS, PRUDHOE BAY, ALASKA^©

P.S. Holloway | S.D. Sparrow | M.S. Willison

72. TECHNICAL SESSIONS^©

B. Black | T. Saunders

73. SMALL FLOWERING TREES DESERVING GREATER USE^©

D. Creech

J. Stanley

J.B. Million | T.H. Yeager

E.K. Blythe

W.G. Owen | B.E. Jackson | W.C. Fonteno | B.E. Whipker

J.S. LeCompte | A.N. Wright

J. Derr

D. Marshall

C. Parkerson

B. Barr

M. Ganci | D.M. Benson | K.L. Ivors

T. Kane

J.R. Kessler, Jr. | G.J. Keever

A. Bastiaanse

L.A. Judd | B.E. Jackson | W.C. Fonteno

89. A COMPARISON OF DISTILLED CEDAR, PERLITE, AND RICE HULLS AS SUBSTRATE COMPONENTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF GREENHOUSE-GROWN ANNUALS^©

T.A. Vandiver | G.B. Fain | C.H. Gilliam | J.L. Sibley

A. Bayer | J. Ruter | M. van Iersel

Qian Yang | C.H. Gilliam | J.L. Sibley | G.R. Wehtje | J.S. McElroy

A.L. Witcher | G.B. Fain | J.J. Adamczyk, Jr.

L. Edwards | C.H. Gilliam | G.B. Fain | J.L. Sibley

J.S. Fields | B.E. Jackson | W.C. Fonteno

K.T. Adams | C.H. Gilliam | G.R. Wehtje | S.F. Enloe

T.C. Yap | B.E. Jackson

Syeda Jabun Nahar | Kazuhiko Shimasaki | Syed Mostafizul Haque

R. Norikoshi | Y. Koike | H. Imanishi

K. Ichikawa | T. Fujimori

H. Ishikawa | H. Endo

H. Ohashi | K. Nakaoka | T. Kawasaki | H. Morikawa

S. Ishimura | C. Honsho | T. Tetsumura

106. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND FLORA AND ASSOCIATED PLANT PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES USED AT TAUPO NATIVE PLANT NURSERY^©

J. Curry

107. SMALLER PLANTS FOR SMALLER GARDENS? THE FUTURE OF THE GARDEN PLANT INDUSTRY IN THE U.K.^©

M. Emmett

108. THE ORIGIN OF THE APPLE, XINJIANG IN CHINA^©

A. Ooishi