Water was applied through drip tubing underneath black plastic

mulch. One treatment received 0.24 inches of irrigation when

tensiometer readings were >20 cb (tensiometers were placed 6 inches

from plants with sensors 6 inches deep). Use of tensiometers allow

irrigation to be applied in accord with plant demand. Other

treatments consisted of two rates of irrigation with each applied

at two irrigation frequencies. Irrigation rates were 0.03 (rate-l)

and 0.06 (rate-2) inches per day from 0 to 7 weeks and 0.06 (rate-

1) and 0.12 (rate-2) inches per day from 8 to 12 weeks after

planting. Frequencies were daily and Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

(MWF) for each rate.

 Fruit was harvested on 16 and 27 June and ripe fruit, green

fruit and total fruit weights were determined.

 Statistical evaluation of data: The experimental design was

a randomized complete block with four replications for all

experiments except Exp. #1 which had three replications.

Regression analysis procedures were used to evaluate yield response

to amount of irrigation. Analysis of variance procedures and

orthogonal contrasts were employed to make appropriate comparisons

between individual treatments (Steel and Torrie, 1960).

 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

 Rainfall during the growing season for Exp-1 was below normal

(Fig. 1). Total rainfall for April, May and June was 4.92 inches

or 0.06 inches per day seasonal average for Exp-1. Growing season

rainfall for Exp-2 was above normal in March and June, and below

normal in April, May and July. Only 0.35 inches of rainfall