Indicate the advantages and disadvantages of mat, tube, and ...

[jwb375]

Indicate the advantages and disadvantages of mat, tube, and overhead sprinkler water systems for pot watering.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What adverse effect does high alkalinity in water have in a crop production scheme?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[jomama]

Answer to Question 1

Mat watering has the advantage of accommodating pots of any size
without modification to the system. It requires a flat bench and leads to
modification of the fertilization system. Microtube watering requires adaptation to
fit pots of different sizes, but like mat watering it is a system which keeps plant
foliage dry thus reducing disease incidence. Overhead spray is the cheapest to
install. For a few crops it is a safe method of watering but for most, it fosters
disease development by wetting foliage.

Answer to Question 2

It raises the pH level of the root substrate.

[jwb375]

Great answer, keep it coming

[Joy Chen]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it