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Water Use and Treatment in Container-Grown Specialty Crop Production: A Review

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dc.contributor.authorMajsztrik, J. C.en
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, R. Thomasen
dc.contributor.authorFisher, P. R.en
dc.contributor.authorHitchcock, D. R.en
dc.contributor.authorLea-Cox, J.en
dc.contributor.authorOwen, J. S.en
dc.contributor.authorOki, L. R.en
dc.contributor.authorWhite, S. A.en
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-16T21:51:16Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-16T21:51:16Zen
dc.date.issued2017-04-01en
dc.description.abstractWhile governments and individuals strive to maintain the availability of high-quality water resources, many factors can “change the landscape” of water availability and quality, including drought, climate change, saltwater intrusion, aquifer depletion, population increases, and policy changes. Specialty crop producers, including nursery and greenhouse container operations, rely heavily on available high-quality water from surface and groundwater sources for crop production. Ideally, these growers should focus on increasing water application efficiency through proper construction and maintenance of irrigation systems, and timing of irrigation to minimize water and sediment runoff, which serve as the transport mechanism for agrichemical inputs and pathogens. Rainfall and irrigation runoff from specialty crop operations can contribute to impairment of groundwater and surface water resources both on-farm and into the surrounding environment. This review focuses on multiple facets of water use, reuse, and runoff in nursery and greenhouse production including current and future regulations, typical water contaminants in production runoff and available remediation technologies, and minimizing water loss and runoff (both on-site and off-site). Water filtration and treatment for the removal of sediment, pathogens, and agrichemicals are discussed, highlighting not only existing understanding but also knowledge gaps. Container-grown crop producers can either adopt research-based best management practices proactively to minimize the economic and environmental risk of limited access to high-quality water, be required to change by external factors such as regulations and fines, or adapt production practices over time as a result of changing climate conditions.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent(27) page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3272-1en
dc.identifier.eissn1573-2932en
dc.identifier.issn0049-6979en
dc.identifier.issue4en
dc.identifier.orcidOwen, JS [0000-0002-7791-5407]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/81821en
dc.identifier.volume228en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.urihttp://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000399872600030&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=930d57c9ac61a043676db62af60056c1en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciencesen
dc.subjectMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciencesen
dc.subjectWater Resourcesen
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences & Ecologyen
dc.subjectWater qualityen
dc.subjectWater conservationen
dc.subjectWater treatmenten
dc.subjectRemediationen
dc.subjectGreenhouseen
dc.subjectIrrigationen
dc.subjectNitrogenen
dc.subjectNurseryen
dc.subjectPhosphorusen
dc.subjectPlant pathogensen
dc.subjectSedimenten
dc.subjectSLOW SAND FILTERSen
dc.subjectSURFACE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDen
dc.subjectNURSERY IRRIGATION WATERen
dc.subjectDAIRY MANURE EFFLUENTen
dc.subjectALGAL TURF SCRUBBERen
dc.subjectWASTE-WATERen
dc.subjectPHOSPHORUS REMOVALen
dc.subjectOVERHEAD IRRIGATIONen
dc.subjectPLANT-PATHOGENSen
dc.subjectTREATMENT TRAINen
dc.titleWater Use and Treatment in Container-Grown Specialty Crop Production: A Reviewen
dc.title.serialWater, Air, & Soil Pollutionen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.typeReviewen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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