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Table 3.7. 1
Crop Growth Stage Crop Growth Stage
Cantaloupe1 0.35
Strawberry (4-ft bed centers) 2 0.4
0.6
0.5
0.85
0.6
0.85
0.8
0.85
0.8
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Cucumber1 1234
0.25
0.5
0.9
0.75
Tomato (6-ft bed centers) 3 12345
0.4
0.75
1.0
1.0
0.85
Summer squash1 1234
0.3
0.55
0.9
0.8
Watermelon (8-ft bed centers) 1 12345
0.3
0.5
0.7
0.9
0.8
1 Adapted from Tables 12 and 25 in Allen, R.G., L.S.Pereira, D. Raes, and M. Smith. 1998. Crop evapotranspiration: guidelines for computing crop water requirements Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
2 Adapted from Clark et al.(1993) Water Requirements and Crop Coeffcients for Tomato Production in Southwest Florida. Southwest Florida Water Management District,
Brandon, FL.
3
Table 3.8. Maximum water application (in gallons per acre and in gallons/100ft) in one irrigation event for various production systems on sandy soil (available water holding
capacity 0.75 in/ft and 50% soil water depletion). Split irrigations may be required during peak water requirement.
Wetting
Width (ft)
Gal/100ft to wet depth of Bed
1 ft 1.5 ft 2 ft spacing (ft) Vegetable crop
1 ft 1.5 ft 2 ft
Bed length
(100 lbf/a)
Gal/100ft to wet depth of
1.0 24 36 48 45
6
8
Lettuce, strawberry
Muskmelon
pumpkin (bush), summer squash, tomato
Watermelon, pumpkin (vining)
109
87
73
55
2,600
2,100
1,700
1,300
3,800
3,100
2,600
1,900
5,100
4,100
3,500
2,600
1.5 36 54 72 45
6
8
Lettuce, strawberry
Muskmelon
pumpkin (bush), summer squash, tomato
Pumpkin (vining), watermelon,
109
87
73
55
3,800
3,100
2,600
1,900
5,800
4,700
3,900
3,000
7,600
6,200
5,200
3,900
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