Study by UCCE advisor in Imperial County also shows 5% increase in yieldA new study suggests that drip irrigation for sweet corn can significantly conserve water, reduce fertilizer use and boost crop yield in the low desert of California – and likely in other areas of California with similar conditions.
Although Imperial County is California’s top sweet corn-producing county, with about 8,000 acres planted on average each year, irrigation methods for this crop have been rarely…
