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Experiments on irrigation of sugar beet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. L. Penman
H. L. Penman
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts
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It is assumed that maximum growth requires maximum transpiration, and that maximum transpiration can be maintained by keeping the soil near to field capacity throughout the growing season. Transpiration rates can be calculated from weather data (the basic principles are outlined and an example of the calculation given), and the paper describes four field experiments in which attempts were made to control the water content of the soil throughout the growing season, by irrigation from overhead spray-lines.

In spite of differences in season and soil, the four sets of data are consistent in showing that maximum sugar yield is obtained when the soil-moisture deficit (amount of rain or irrigation needed restore the soil to field capacity) does not exceed about 2 in. in mid-July, or about 4 in. in mid-September.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , July 1952 , pp. 286 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1952

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