2025 International School on Microirrigation for Crop Production
CLASS LECTURES: OCTOBER 13-15
FIELD TRIPS: OCTOBER 16-17
Class lectures will be held in the UC Davis Conference Center. Field trips will be in the San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast of California.
ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE:
– 3 days of practical class lectures on principles and implementation of microirrigation systems and management practices for crop production
– 2 days of field demonstration visits (one day in the San Joaquin Valley for modernized irrigation delivery systems, and fruit and nut crops; one day in the Central Coast for vineyards, vegetable crops, and berries)
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QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT US:
Daniele Zaccaria – UC Davis: dzaccaria@ucdavis.edu
Mary Ann Dickinson: maryann@dickinsonassociates.com
Instructors of the School are professionals with extensive experience on principles and practical applications of microirrigation for resource-efficient crop production.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
- Technical aspects of water delivery systems to allow for successful adoption and management of microirrigation systems
- Soil-water movement and soil-plant-water relations with microirrigation
- Microirrigation systems design, operation, maintenance, automation, and performance evaluation
- Methods and tools for microirrigation scheduling
- Managing microirrigation for different crops (field and agronomic crops; vegetable crops; berry crops; fruit crops; nut crops; vineyards)
- Chemigation and fertigation
- Salinity management with microirrigation
