Precision irrigation for water savings

[...]farmers are being forced to implement better irrigation management practices, and they are turning to precision agriculture to accomplish this. [...]leaf stomata open in the presence of sunlight when a tree is happy with the amount of water it's receiving, and evaporation from the stomata...

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Published inResource Vol. 24; no. 4; p. 6
Main Authors Kizer, Erin, Upadhyaya, Shrini, Dreschler, Kelley, Ko-Madden, Channing, Meyers, Julie
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Joseph American Society of Agricultural Engineers 01.07.2017
Subjects
Agricultural engineering
Agricultural practices
Agriculture
Evaporation
Irrigation
Irrigation water
Leaves
Moisture content
Orchards
Precision farming
Stomata
Terrain
Trees
Water
Wireless networks
California
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Summary:[...]farmers are being forced to implement better irrigation management practices, and they are turning to precision agriculture to accomplish this. [...]leaf stomata open in the presence of sunlight when a tree is happy with the amount of water it's receiving, and evaporation from the stomata cools the leaf surface. [...]water applied in one part of an orchard may be received by trees at another nearby location, especially in orchards with rolling terrain. [...]precision irrigation is ideally applied in an orchard divided into management zones, or areas that behave similarly because of their relatively uniform characteristics.
ISSN:1076-3333
2330-0442