Virtual Seminar: Strawberries: The Effects of Modifying Irrigation Methods for Transplant Establishment
As drought management becomes an essential component of many irrigation strategies around the world, growers continue to find new ways to conserve water without compromising crop quality or yield. This seminar investigates irrigation strategy changes by focusing on strawberry crops in California. Dr. Styles’ project addresses drought management in terms of:
- Drip irrigation vs. sprinkler irrigation
- Quantifying salinity effects on crops
- Modified irrigation timing to conserve water
Dr. Styles is Director of the Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) and is also a Professor in the Cal Poly BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department. His current research interests include emerging electronic flow measurement technologies, salinity management, and drip irrigation. Dr. Styles has over 20 years of field experience in irrigation as a consultant and engineer and in 2004 was awarded the Irrigation Association Person of the Year. Dr. Styles is a Registered Civil Engineer in California and is a Certified Irrigation Designer with BS and MBA degrees from Cal Poly and a Doctorate in Engineering from UC Davis, California.