Title
Rainwater Catchment from a High Tunnel for Irrigation Use
Number
PM 3017
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Publication Date:
1-2012
Status
Current
Description
Make high tunnels more profitable for crop production by installing a system to catch, store, and reuse the rainwater from periodic rain events. The authors describe system components, give approximate costs, and detail year-round maintenance procedures. Also described is a drip irrigation system.
Keywords:
Crops, Leopold Center
Campus Units
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Department
Leopold Center
Disciplines:
Agriculture | Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
Recommended Citation
Shouse, Shawn C. and Naeve, Linda L., "Rainwater Catchment from a High Tunnel for Irrigation Use" (2012). Extension and Outreach Publications. 17.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/17
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