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Title: Precision agriculture and soil and water management in cranberry production

Author
item GUMIERE, SILVIO - Laval University
item PEPIN, STEEVE - Laval University
item Kennedy, Casey
item BLAND, WILLIAM - University Of Wisconsin

Submitted to: Canadian Journal of Soil Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/7/2016
Publication Date: 3/1/2017
Citation: Gumiere, S.J., Pepin, S., Kennedy, C.D., Bland, W. 2017. Precision agriculture and soil and water management in cranberry production. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 97(1):vii-viii.

Interpretive Summary: Recent research on soil and water management of cranberry farms is presented in a special issue in Canadian Journal of Soil Science. The special issue (“Precision Agriculture and Soil Water Management in Cranberry Production”) consists of ten articles that include field, laboratory, and modeling studies from the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Wisconsin and the Canadian Provence of Quebec. The collection of papers culminate in guidelines for improved drainage and irrigation strategies in cranberry farms that include (1) adoption of subirrigation for water-table management, (2) soil tension monitoring for summer irrigation scheduling, and (3) installation of tile drainage for rapid removal of excess soil water.

Technical Abstract: Recent research on soil and water management of cranberry farms is presented in a special issue in Canadian Journal of Soil Science. The special issue (“Precision Agriculture and Soil Water Management in Cranberry Production”) consists of ten articles that include field, laboratory, and modeling studies from the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Wisconsin and the Canadian Provence of Quebec. The collection of papers culminate in guidelines for improved drainage and irrigation strategies in cranberry farms that include (1) adoption of subirrigation for water-table management, (2) soil tension monitoring for summer irrigation scheduling, and (3) installation of tile drainage for rapid removal of excess soil water.