Irrigation System Descriptions for Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops in Florida

Jonathan Crane, Haimanote Bayabil, Edward A. Evans, and Fredy Ballen

Release Date: 2/25/2024

Water Resources

Abstract

Florida's tropical and subtropical fruit crop industries use various irrigation systems, including high-volume systems designed for irrigation and freeze protection, drip systems for herbaceous fruit crops (papaya, banana), and microsprinkler types, mainly for irrigation and fertigation. There continues to be a steady stream of potential tropical and subtropical fruit producers in Florida, many with little to no knowledge of the various types or purposes of various irrigation system that have been used successfully for the past 60 years.

About this Publication

This document is HS1375, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2020. Revised January 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jonathan Crane, professor, Horticultural Sciences Department; Haimanote Bayabil, assistant professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Edward A. Evans, professor, Food and Resource Economics Department; and Fredy Ballen, data management analyst, agricultural economics; UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL 33031.

Authors

Jonathan Crane

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University of Florida

professor emeritus, tropical fruit crop specialist, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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Haimanote Bayabil

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, water resources, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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Edward Evans

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, and center director, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

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Fredy Ballen

staff

University of Florida

data management analyst II, agricultural economics, Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

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