An irrigation scheduling model for turnip greens
1993
Simonne, E.H. | Smittle, D.A. | Mills, H.A.
An irrigation scheduling model for turnip (Brassica rapa L.) was validated using a line-source irrigation system in a 2-year field trial. The model used a water balance, a variable root length, and a crop factor function of plant age (i). Evapotranspiration was computed daily as class A pan evaporation times a crop factor [CF(i) = 0.365 + 0.0154i - 0.00011i(2)]. Irrigation according to the model maintained soil water tension at < 25 kPa at a 30-cm depth. When rainfall amounts were less than water use, leaf yields responded quadratically to irrigation rates, from 0% to 160% of the model rate, and the highest leaf yield with the lowest water applications corresponded to the model rate. Therefore, this model could replace the "feel or see" methods commonly used for scheduling irrigation of leafy vegetables grown in the southeastern United States.
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