Southern New England High Tunnel Soil Data Set

Authors

Rebecca Brown, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Andrew Radin, University of Rhode Island
Josef Gorres, University of Vermont
Shuresh Ghimire, University of Connecticut

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

These data were collected as part of the USDA NRS CIG project “How much is too much? Managing fertilizer nutrients in high tunnel vegetable production” (award NR203A750008G009). The objectives of the project were 1) to determine whether nutrient leaching (particularly of nitrogen) was a problem in commercial high tunnel tomato production; 2) to develop a model to predict nutrient mineralization and uptake in high tunnels; and 3) to construct a web-based tool growers could use to manage applications of nutrient and water to tomatoes. These data were used to build the model, which became the basis for the tool.