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research article

Sprinkler fertilizing system: Continual feeding of crop plants by applying fertilizers with irrigation by sprinkler systems demonstrated to be effective

authors

R. H. Sciaroni, University of California
L. J. Booher, University of California
Bryan C. Sandlin, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 11(10):6-13. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v011n10p6. October 1957.

author affiliations

R. H. Sciaroni is Farm Advisor, San Mateo County, University of California. L. J. Booher is Extension Irrigationist, University of California, Davis. Bryan C. Sandlin is Farm Advisor, San Mateo County, University of California.

abstract

Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:

Ferti-irrigation—injection of water soluble fertilizers into sprinkler systems—has proved to be effective and economical in three years of tests in San Mateo County.

author notes

V. H. Scott, Associate Professor of Irrigation, University of California, Davis, cooperated on the report of these studies.

Oscar Lorenz, Professor of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Riverside, conducted the experiments on phosphate placement.