Irrigation Management for Corn
G1850
Published 2008
Published 2008
There are more than 16 million acres in harvested row crop production in Nebraska. About 8 million are irrigated and about 70 percent of the irrigated acreage is corn. Improving irrigation management can have significant imipact on the quantity and quality of Nebraska's most precious resource, water.
Understanding the relationships between plants and their environment is essential to effective irrigation management. Plant characteristics important to irrigation management include total seasonal water use, daily crop water use, rate of plant development and rooting depth. Important soil characteristics include water holding capacity, water intake rate and the presence of any restrictive soil layers that might inhibit root penetration and/or water movement.
Understanding the relationships between plants and their environment is essential to effective irrigation management. Plant characteristics important to irrigation management include total seasonal water use, daily crop water use, rate of plant development and rooting depth. Important soil characteristics include water holding capacity, water intake rate and the presence of any restrictive soil layers that might inhibit root penetration and/or water movement.
Publication Details
| Authors |
William L. Kranz Suat Irmak Simon J. van Donk C. Dean Yonts Derrel L. Martin |
|---|---|
| Subject | |
| Publication Date | January 01, 1998 |
| Last Revision Date | April 18, 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Formats |
HTML / PDF |
| Series | NebGuide |