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Effectiveness Of Tile Drainage On A Fragipan Soil In An Orchard Site, Gerald D. Brown, Dwight E. Wolfe, Lloyd W. Murdock

Agronomy Notes

Orchards require a well-drained soil in order for roots to have good aeration and to function properly. The soil is unsatisfactory for orchard purposes if the water table remains within six inches to a foot of the soil surface for a week after a heavy spring rain, or within three feet of the surface for several weeks after growth starts. Poor internal water drainage is a limiting factor for many sites. In Kentucky, many orchards are on soils with a fragipan which result in perched water tables near the surface during winter and spring months. Perched water tables exist above …