Drip irrigation rates tested for eggplant growth and yield

In the southeastern United States, eggplant is often produced with high levels of irrigation water and nitrogen fertilizer. Excessive irrigation rate not only wastes water and contributes to nitrogen leaching, and may also result in reduced crop yields. The authors of a report in the November 2015 issue of HortScience studied the effects of irrigation rates on eggplant, and say there is a potential to reduce current irrigation rates without negatively impacting fruit yield or quality.