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Technical library documents 
The District Library Catalog offers a searchable listing of documents from the library at our headquarters in Brooksville. Some documents in the online catalog are available as full or partial PDFs. Most are digitized photocopies. Below is a quick-reference list of agriculture-related PDF documents the Ag Team finds useful.
Featured documents
- Cold Protection of Foliage Plants in Shadehouses and Greenhouses -
This publication is intended to inform ornamental foliage plant growers about various cold protect measures that can be adapted before and during cold events to avoid or minimize losses due to chilling/cold injury.
- Developing Water Conserving Chill Protection Strategies for Ornamental Crops -
A study looking at three aspects of cold protection for greenhouse and shadehouse foliage plants. Evaluates the chill sensitivity of selected ornamental crops typically grown in the region served by the SWFWMD, enumerates different water based cold protection methods presently being used in the ornamental plant industry, and investigates integration of systems and management factors for potential efficiency and water savings.
- Frost and Freeze Protection Workshop Manual -
A collection of many Frost Freeze related issue papers by IFAS put together in one workshop styled compilation. Topics include an overview of what Frost Freeze protection is, methods of Frost Freeze protection, and Frost Freeze issues relative to specific crop types including turf, citrus, blueberries, and ornamentals to name a few of the many included within this document.
- Development of Irrigation Schedules and Crop Coefficients for Trees from Seedlings to Five-inch Calipers -
To be better managers of irrigation water usage, nurseries need a simple, accurate method of determining tree water requirements on a day by day basis. This project provides guidance for managing irrigation practices for different stages of tree growth up to 7.5 inches in caliper (at 6 inch height).
- Evaluation and Demonstration of Soil Moisture Based On-demand Irrigation Controllers for Vegetable Production - As the largest single water use category in Florida, agriculture has been forced to utilize water more efficiently. Even though the adoption of agricultural practices such as the use of polyethylene-mulch and drip irrigation have became very common for vegetable production, there is still room for improvement regarding the irrigation scheduling of vegetable crops. The use of improved irrigation scheduling techniques using soil moisture sensors to monitor soil moisture and control irrigation events has been shown to greatly increase irrigation water use efficiency. With more efficient water use, fertilizer is also retained in the effective root zone longer and growers can attain maximum yields at lower N-fertilizer application rates. As a result, better irrigation scheduling techniques will not only provide substantial water savings but can also greatly reduce potential N-leaching losses and thus minimize water quality impacts.
Agriculture — general
- Agricultural Land Use in the SWFWMD (1990)
- Agricultural Land Use Projections for the SWFWMD (1990)
- Agricultural Meter Reimbursement 1994-95 (1997)
- Agricultural Metering Program – Final Program Report (1995)
- AGMOD Agricultural Water Use Model Version 2.0 (1992)
- Estimating Agricultural Consumptive Use Values (1977)
- Florida Turf Grass Associaiton
- The Optimal Best Management Practice Configuration Model – Design Document User Guide and Case Study (1999)
- Study of Succession on Agriculturally-Altered Lands, Final Report (1988)
Irrigation — general
- Agricultural Field Scale Irrigation Requirements Simulation (AFSIRS) Model (1990)
- Agricultural Irrigation Monitoring Program (1989-1992) – Final Data Report (1994)
- Benchmark Farm Program – A Method for Estimating Irrigation Water Use in Southwest Florida (1982)
- Cost Analysis of Agricultural Irrigation Water Conservation Measures (1991)
- Design and Evaluation of an Automated Water Table Control System for Use with Seepage Subirrigation Systems (1992)
- Effective Irrigation Management (1999)
- Estimation of Effective Rainfall for Sub-Irrigated Fields in Southwest Florida (1996)
- Evaluation & Improvement of the AFSIRS Model for Use in Consumptive Use Permitting (1990)
- Feasibility for Determination of Crop Water Requirements Using Sap Flow Technology (1994)
- Field Demonstration of Microsprinkler Irrigation and Frost Protection Systems in Citrus County
- Fully Enclosed Subirrigation for Water Table Management (1990)
- Improved Management Practices for Selection and Use with Agricultural Water Management Systems (1991)
- Incentive Pricing Best Management Practice for Agricultural Irrigation Districts (1998)
- Irrigated Agricultural Crops in the SWFWMD (1990)
- Irrigation Management Practices for Florida Golf Courses (1993)
- Irrigation Systems for Crop Production in Florida: Description and Costs (1989)
- Irrigation Water Conservation Options and Water Resource/Water Supply Development Opportunities for Agricultural Water Users (2000)
- Long Term Simulation of Agricultural Ponds in Irrigation Water Tailings Recovery and Rainwater Harvesting
- Micro Irrigation Management – Workshop Series (1996)
- Mobile Irrigation Laboratory – Project Summary and Report of Fiscal Year 1994 Activities
- Preliminary Guide to Fully Enclosed Subsurface Irrigation (1990)
- Reclaimed water for irrigation of container grown plants
- Water Use and Crop Coefficient for Watermelon in Southwest Florida
- Workshops For Improving Irrigation Efficiency (2001)
Irrigation — by crop
Citrus
- Citrus Irrigation Conservation Demonstration (1995)
- Citrus Low Volume Irrigation In Polk County (1991)
- Citrus Microirrigation Management to Reduce Over-Irrigation and Chemical Leaching
- Citrus Water Use Estimation for the Florida Ridge (2001)
- Citrus Water Use Report – 1995 (1996)
- Comparing theoretical irrigation requirement and actual irrigation for citrus in Florida
- Development & Determination of Citrus Leaf Freezing Temperatures in Florida Citrus 2003-04 (2004)
- Economic Analysis of Permanent Overhead Irrigation for Citrus Developed in Conjunction with an Agreement with UF and the SWFWMD (1993)
- Effects of Microsprinkler Irrigation Coverage on Citrus Performance (2008)
- Effective Rainfall in Flatwoods Citrus Groves – Final Report (1999)
- Effective Rainfall in Poorly Drained Micro-Irrigated Citrus Orchards
- Flatwood Citrus Grove Site Example and Design Concepts for Compliance with Chapters 40D-4 and 40D-40 F.A.C.
- Irrigation of Young Citrus Trees (1995)
- Response of “Marsh” Grapefruit Trees to Drip, Under Tree Spray and Sprinkler Irrigation (1985)
- Ridge Citrus Water Quality Project, 1993 Annual Report (1994)
- Ridge Citrus Nitrate/Groundwater Nitrate Monitoring Project Phase I (1995-1998) Final Report (1999)
- Ridge Citrus Water Quality Project – 1994 Annual Progress Report (1995)
- Use of Water and Microsprinkler Irrigation for Citrus Cold Protection (1987)
- Water Table Upflux in Bedded Citrus (2001)
Ornamental
- Classifying Landscape Ornamental Species into Water Use Groups Using Coefficients of Water Use Efficiency (2000)
- Improving Irrigation Management in Container-Grown Landscape Ornamentals (2001)
- Water Requirements for the Production of Landscape Ornamentals in Small Containers (1997)
Strawberry
- Methods for Reducing Irrigation Pumpage During Establishment of Fruiting Strawberries (July 1993)
- Methods for Reducing Irrigation Pumpage During Establishment of Fruiting Strawberries (August 1993)
- Protecting water quality through the use of effective water and nutrient management practices for strawberry production.
- Use of Containerized Strawberry Transplants for Water Conservation and Increased Early Season Production Under a Winter Annual Production System in Florida (1997-2000)
- Water Requirements and Crop Coefficients for Strawberry Produduction in Southwest Florida (1992)
Turfgrass
- Design, Scheduling and Operation of Turf Irrigation Systems
- Sod Irrigation On-Farm Demonstration Project (2005)
Tomato
- Comparing Water Management Systems for Commercial Tomato Production During the Fall 1988 Season (1989)
- Conceptual Evaluation Containerized Tomato Production (1990)
- Evaluation of Containerized Tomato Production: Production Potential and Economic Feasibility (1991)
- Water and Fertilizer Management of Micro-Irrigated Tomato Production on Sandy Soils in Southwest Florida (1989)
- Water Requirements and Crop Coefficients for Tomato Production in Southwest Florida (1993)
- Tolerance of Low Quality (Saline) Irrigation Water by Florida-Grown Tomato Varieties (2003)
Vegetable
- Evaluation of the Potential of Recovered Tail Water to Serve as a Source of Pathogens for Vegetable Crops
- Impact of Reduced Water Table Depth on Subirrigated Vegetable Production (2001)
- Impact of Water Table Depth on Vegetable Production Using a Seepage Irrigation System (1995)
- Improvement of Trickle Irrgation for Vegetable Production in Southwest Florida (1986)
- Multiple Cropping of Vegetables Using a Combined Microirrigation-Seepage Irrigation System (1989)
- Runoff Characteristics of Row Cropped Vegetable Production on Flatwoods Soils as Affected by Bed Covering
- Vegetable Production Using Fully Enclosed Subirrigation: Declining vs. Static Water Table Production (1993)
- Water and Nutrient Requirements for Drip-Irrigated Vegetables in Humid Regions (1992)
- Water Budget and Crop Factors for Seep Irrigated Vegetable Crops (1986)
- Water requirements for transplant establishment of plastic mulched vegetable crops grown on flatwoods soils
Water quality
- A Survey of Outflow Water Quality from Detention Ponds in Agriculture (1997)
- Treatment of Stormwater Runoff from an Agricultural Basin by a Wet – Detention Pond in Ruskin, Florida – Final Report (2002)
- Water Quality Characteristics of the Nearshore Gulf Coast Waters Adjacent to Pasco County – Annual Summary (2001)
- Water Quality Characteristics of the Nearshore Gulf Coast Waters Adjacent to Pasco County – Annual Report (2002)
- What You Need to Know About Fertilizing and Watering Your Lawn and Landscape to Protect Florida’s Springs (2002)
