Collecting Samples for Agricultural Irrigation Water Quality Testing

Authors

Dara ParkFollow
Sarah A. White, Clemson UniversityFollow
D R. Hitchcock, Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology & Forest Science, Clemson University
Grayson Younts, Clemson UniversityFollow

Publication Date

Summer 8-11-2020

Publication Number

LGP 1084

Summary

Irrigation water naturally contains organic and inorganic compounds that influence plant health, soil health and structure, and irrigation system longevity. This article will help agricultural irrigation users (in particular row crop and vegetable farmers, specialty crop growers, and turfgrass managers) understand how to collect a representative water sample based on water resource type and prepare it for shipment to the laboratory for analyses.

Publication Type

Short Communication

Publisher

Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension

Publisher City

Clemson, SC

Target Audiences

agricultural producers, vegetable farmers, row crop producers, livestock producers, sod producers, turf grass managers

Recommended Citation

Park D, White SA, Hitchcock DR, Younts G. Collecting Samples for Agricultural Irrigation Water Quality Testing. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2020. LGP 1084. http://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/collecting-samples-for-agricultural-irrigation-water-quality-testing/.