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Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation for Agriculture: Crop Coefficients of Some Commercial Crops in Florida

Kati Migliaccio, Michael Dukes, Jonathan Crane, Bruce Schaffer, Sandra Guzmán, andHaimanote Bayabil


Release Date: 6/24/2019

Reviewed At: 12/4/2025

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-ae456-2010

Water Resources

Abstract

This publication identifies typical Kc values for some of the crops commonly grown in Florida. The Kc values listed are only intended for use as guidelines in the absence of locally developed, variety-specific Kc values.

About this Publication

This document is AE456, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Original publication date January 2010. Revised February 2013 and June 2019. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Kisekka, I., Migliaccio, K., Dukes, M. D., Crane, J. H., & Schaffer, B. (2010). Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation for Agriculture: Crop Coefficients of Some Commercial Crops in Florida. EDIS, 2010(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae456-2010

Authors

Kati Migliaccio
Kati Migliaccio
Specialist
University of Florida

dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and professor of water conservation, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Michael Dukes
Michael Dukes
Specialist
University of Florida

director, UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Program, associate dean for special initiatives, UF/IFAS Extension, professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and director, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Gainesville, FL

Jonathan Crane
Jonathan Crane
Specialist
University of Florida

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

Bruce Schaffer
Bruce Schaffer
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, ecophysiology of subtropical and tropical horticultural crops, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Sandra Guzmán
Sandra Guzmán
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, water resources, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL

Haimanote Bayabil
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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