Peanut Irrigation Study, 1993, Georgia Coastal Plain
Study:

Research Objective:
Treatments:
 1.Furrow diking
 2.No diking

Basic Crop Management: PLANTED - 07 May 1993 ; HARVEST - 25 Oct 1982 ; TILLAGE - Moldboard Plow (30 cm deep plus smoothing and bed shaping), wheel traffic controlled at 1.2 m centers; FERTILIZATION - Typical Extension Recommended Rate; WEED & PEST CONTROL: Typical Extension Recommendations.
Chronological Treatment and Observation Details

Observations and data sets for individual treatments (crop years) follow:
Treatment 1:
 Furrow diking
  • Phenology: Emergence - 25 May 1993; Pollination (R2) - 26 Jul 1993; Maturity (Black layer) - 04 Oct 1993
  • Stand Count:
  • Soil Water Pressure Observations: Tensiometer & Gypsum Block
Treatment 2:
 No diking
  • Phenology: Emergence - 25 May 1993; Pollination (R2) - 26 Jul 1993; Maturity (Black layer) - 04 Oct 1993
  • Stand Count:
  • Soil Water Pressure Observations: Tensiometer & Gypsum Block
For more information on the study and its interpretation contact:
Dr. Jim Hook Professor, Soil and Water Management
Crop and Soil Sciences Department and NESPAL
The University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
P.O. Box 748, Tifton, GA 31793-0748
e-mail: jimhook@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu

Page developed by James E. Hook, Amanda Richards, and Linsey Forlow.
Last Modified on 29 June 2000.