Tracy Mumma
New member
University of California Cooperative Extension received a Specialty Crop Block Grant to develop tools and strategies that optimize avocado growers' irrigation practices. Project leader Ali Montazar hopes to develop “crop coefficients” that avocado growers can use to determine the optimal irrigation for their crop based on a host of factors: soil type and salinity, canopy features, row orientation, slopes, soil and water management practices, and more. Preliminary findings and recommendations are expected at the end of 2022. Read more at https://ucanr.edu/News/?routeName=newsstory&postnum=51579