Monitoring Water Use by Carrot-Seed Crops in Central Oregon
Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-28
Federal Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Partner Institution: Oregon State University
Fiscal Year: 2008
Initial Funding: $11,108
Total Funding: $11,108
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Disciplines: Biological
Principal Investigator: Duggan, Brian
Agreement Technical Representative: Graham, Bob
Abstract: This project is designed to compare the water use and level of soil oxygen deprivation for hybrid carrot seed crops in central Oregon using sprinkler and drip-tape irrigation. It will be useful information to the NRCS in their endeavors to reduce water use on irrigated crops in central Oregon. This will help study the effects of drip and sprinkler irrigation upon carrot seed germination percentage, yield, and yield composition. Finally as part of the carrot seed germination research project, the use of water sensors will give insight into why it is that carrot seed crops grown using drip irrigation appear to have higher yield and greater germination than those grown under sprinkler irrigation systems. NRCS will work with OSU on using the information gathered.