Soil and sweet cherry responses to irrigation with wastewater

Treated municipal wastewater for citrus irrigation1

“…In many parts of the world, treated municipal wastewater has been successfully used for the irrigation of various crops including agronomic Bole and Bell, 1978;Campbell et al, 1983;Feigin et al, 1984) and horticultural (Basiouny, 1984;Neilsen et al, 1989aNeilsen et al, , 1989bNeilsen et al, , 1989cNeilsen et al, , 1991 crops. Recently, in Florida, several projects involving the reuse of municipal wastewater for citrus irrigation have been initiated.…”

Effect of Irrigation using Diluted Winery Wastewater on Vitis vinifera L. cv. Cabernet Sauvignon in a Sandy Alluvial Soil in the Breede River Valley - Vegetative Growth, Yield and Wine Quality

“…Furthermore, wastewater irrigation increased yield. With regard to sweet cherries, municipal wastewater increased leaf N, P, K + , B 3+ and Mn 2+ , whereas Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ were reduced (Neilsen et al, 1991). Where table grape vineyards were irrigated with treated wastewater, yield was not affected after six years (Netzer et al, 2014), but petiole Na + increased substantially.…”

Effects of Reclaimed Water on Citrus Growth and Productivity

“…In the same study, leaf N contents were slightly lower in plants irrigated with groundwater than wastewater (Parsons et al, 2001b). It was concluded that this was due to elevated levels of organic matter found in wastewater which provided additional N. Higher leaf N was also found in treated wastewater irrigated sweet-cherry (Neilsen et al,1991), apples (Neilsen et al, 1989c), cotton (Feigin et al, 1984) and peach trees (Basiouny, 1984). No significant differences in leaf P contents were found between plants irrigated with either groundwater or wastewater, in spite of wastewater supplying a higher soil P load.…”

“…Recently, wastewater has been used to increase yield and improve quality of grain crops (Al-Jaloud et al, 1993;Day & Tucker, 1977;Day et al, 1975;Karlen et al, 1976;Morvedt & Giovdane, 1975;Nguy, 1974), cotton Feigin et al, 1984), forage (Bole & Bell, 1978) and vegetable crops (Basiouny, 1984;Kirkham, 1986;Neilsen et al, 1989Neilsen et al, a, b, c, 1991Ramos et al, 1989). Reclaimed water has been successfully used to irrigate many fruit crops; apples (Nielsen et al, 1989a), cherries (Neilsen et al, 1991), grapes (Neilsen et al, 1989a), peaches (Basiouny, 1984) and citrus (Esteller et al, 1994;Kale & Bal, 1987;Koo & Zekri, 1989;Morgan et al, 2008;Omran et al, 1988;Wheaton & Parsons, 1993;Zekri & Koo, 1990).…”

“…However, if soil or tissue accumulation were to occur, concentrations of heavy metals (i.e. cadmium, lead, and zinc) may approach toxic levels (Campbell et al, 1983;Feigin et al, 1984;Neilsen et al, 1991). Prior to 1994, Zekri & Koo (1993) reported that soil to a depth of 0.5 m beneath trees irrigated with reclaimed water was usually 14.7 mm higher in water content and the trees had 6% higher canopy, leaf color, and fruit crop ratings than trees irrigated with groundwater.…”