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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
Water Use and Crop Coefficient for Watermelon in Southwest Florida
Determining crop water requirements is the first step in reducing water used while maintaining profitable agricultural production. A three-year field study, funded by the District, was conducted in the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC), to quantify drip irrigated watermelons water requirements and to develop crop coefficients that will allow the SWFWMD and vegetable growers to estimate water requirements based on the crop growth stage and climatic data. Read more...
Effects of Microsprinkler Irrigation Coverage on Citrus Performance
Learn how many citrus growers are using microsprinklers for increased fruit production, frost protection and reduced water consumption. Read more...
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 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)
