Common Questions When Using Soil Moisture Sensors for Citrus and Other Fruit Trees

This guide is for Extension personnel who may encounter questions from growers about the functioning and accuracy of soil moisture sensors (SMSs) for fruit tree production. The 4-page publication focuses on two types of handheld sensors currently used in Florida for irrigation management of citrus a...

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Published inEDIS Vol. 2021; no. 2; p. 4
Main Authors Herrera, Eric, Guzmán, Sandra M., Murcia, Eduart
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 05.03.2021
Subjects
citrus irrigation
flatwoods
irrigation scheduling
soil moisture sensor
water
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Summary:This guide is for Extension personnel who may encounter questions from growers about the functioning and accuracy of soil moisture sensors (SMSs) for fruit tree production. The 4-page publication focuses on two types of handheld sensors currently used in Florida for irrigation management of citrus and other trees: the transmission line oscillator (TLO) and time-domain transmissometer (TDT). Written by Eric Herrera, Sandra M. Guzmán, and Eduart Murcia, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, February 2021.
ISSN:2576-0009
2576-0009
DOI:10.32473/edis-ae551-2021