Irrigation of tomatoes in a single harvest program

Martin, P; Lingle, J; Hagan, R; Flocker, W

Irrigation of tomatoes in a single harvest program

Authors

P. E. Martin
J. C. Lingle
R. M. Hagan
W. J. Flocker

Authors Affiliations

P. E. Martin is Laboratory Technician IV Department of Water Science and Engineering; J. C. Lingle is Associate Olericulturists, Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis; R. M. Hagan is Irrigationist, Department of Water Science and Engineering; W. J. Flocker is Associate Olericulturists, Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 20(6):13-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v020n06p13. June 1966.

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Abstract

The general pattern for optimum tomato production in a single-harvest program appears to favor a high level of soil moisture throughout the vegetative and early bloom phase, followed by a gradual drying-out to a moderate soil moisture level during the fruit development phase, and decreasing to a low level of soil moisture available during the ripening stage—subjecting the plants to a soil moisture tension of at least 5 bars in the zone of greatest root development.

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