Sprinkler selection, layout and operation
The process of applying irrigation water evenly across the cropping area is now a standard best management practice (BMP) aim. However, there is more to good irrigation than the ‘wet is good, dry is bad’ rationale.
Growers should consider the evenness of crop growth, crop health and crop turnover, and perhaps greater focus should be given to how irrigation systems are designed and how efficiently they are operating.
Well-designed overhead sprinkler systems deliver water evenly
across the growing area at an application rate that is compatible
with the absorption rate of the growing media.