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Mobile Drip Irrigation (MDI)

Mobile drip irrigation (MDI) combines the high efficiency of surface drip irrigation with the flexibility, lower hardware costs, and convenience of center pivot irrigation. In this system, the drip tubing is attached to center pivot irrigation systems to apply water directly to the soil surface as the driplines are dragged across the field and to create a uniform wetting pattern across the entire irrigated area.

Behnaz Molaei, Troy Peters, Isaya Kisekka | Sep 2020 | Educational document

Donations make OSU's research in Hermiston possible

Phil Hamm, the director of OSU's center in Hermiston, explains that donated sprinklers allow researchers to test different strategies of applying water, fertilizer, and pesticides.

Phil Hamm | May 2014 | Video

Bees, Seeds and Water Beads

Central Oregon is a global mecca for vegetable seed. Learn how Oregon State research has crafted a unique balance between honeybees, pheromones, irrigation, and farming to grow vegetable seeds better than almost anywhere in the world.

Rhonda Simmons, Brad Holliday | Dec 2013 | Video

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Crop irrigation guides

  • Oregon Crop Water Use and Irrigation Requirements: Provides consumptive use and net irrigation requirements for economically important crops in 27 climatic regions in Oregon. Computations are based on the modified Blaney-Criddle calculation method and climatic database information. ...
  • Western Oregon Irrigation Guides: Set of irrigation guides for farmers in the Willamette Valley, covering the primary field, row, and orchard crops. Gives an overview of the decisions and factors that go into irrigation system design, operation, and maintenance. ...
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Irrigation Management Basics

Small fruit, vegetable and nursery crops generally require irrigation to produce the quality the market demands and the yield the producer needs. Irrigation technology has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. Independent of which system or mix of systems a grower uses, irrigation management can be challenging. An irrigation program must match the changing demands of the crop with the water supplied.

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Irrigation systems and tools

  • Drip Irrigation: An Introduction: Discusses the advantages of drip irrigation and how it can help growers use water efficiently. Covers basic concepts related to components and design as well as management considerations such as placement of the tape, timing and rates, maintenance, and adjustments to fertilizer rates.
  • El riego por goteo: Una introducción: Spanish translation of EM 8782.
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Protecting water quality

Managing Irrigation Water Quality for Crop Production in the Pacific Northwest

Dan Sullivan | Aug 2007 | OSU Extension Catalog

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Irrigation management

Strategies for Efficient Irrigation Water Use

Clinton Shock | Mar 2013 | OSU Extension Catalog

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