Irrigation Best Management Practices - The Australian Experience

Grey mould development in greenhouse tomatoes under drip and furrow irrigation

“…Both sprinkler and furrow irrigation are commonly used in Algeria, as in other parts of the world (Ashcroft et al, 2003;Hanson and May, 2006;Locascio, 2005;Yohannes and Tadesse, 1998). However, drip irrigation is increasingly being adopted by farmers worldwide, including in unheated tomato greenhouses.…”

“…However, drip irrigation is increasingly being adopted by farmers worldwide, including in unheated tomato greenhouses. Studies comparing sprinkler or furrow irrigation with drip irrigation in tomatoes and in other crops have shown that drip systems generally have better water-use efficiency and often provide higher yields (Ashcroft et al, 2003;Flowers et al, 2005;Hebbar et al, 2004;Singandhupe et al, 2003;Tiwari et al, 2003;Yohannes and Tadesse, 1998).…”

Optimization of productivity and quality of irrigated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by smallholder farmers in the Central Rift Valley area of Oromia, Ethiopia

“…Tomato production in the semi-arid regions of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia relies on irrigation (Dessalegn, 2002). Furrow irrigation is frequently used in this Valley, as in other countries (Ashcroft et al, 2003;Locascio, 2005;. Surface irrigation by furrow is practised by almost all tomato growers in Ethiopia (Yohannes and Tadesse, 1998;Birhanu and Tilahun, 2010).…”