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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/alapt/article/2007jan.pdf#page=138
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| Author(s): | Mullins, Emily |
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| Author Affiliation: | Assistant Editor, Lawn and Landscape |
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| Title: | Conservation consciousness: As water conservation becomes a more pressing issue, smart irrigation practices become more commonplace |
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| Section: | Irrigation
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| Source: | Lawn and Landscape. Vol. 28, No. 1, January 2007, p. 136-138, 140, 142, 144, 146. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: GIE, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Automatic irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Water conservation; Water use; Water budget; Irrigation controllers; Irrigation systems; Irrigation equipment; Automatic irrigation systems; Water shortage; Drip irrigation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses irrigation systems. Suggests that "water conservation in landscape irrigation is applying the right amount of water to a landscape based on the landscape's needs. These needs are determined by knowing the landscape inside and out, including factors such as the soil type, the plant materials that require irrigation, whether the land is flat or sloped, what percentage of the landscape will be in the sun vs. the shade and the region's weather." Discusses "smart" irrigation systems which use "enrivonmental factors such as soil moisture, rain, wind and plant evapotranspiration rates, to determine how [irrigation] much a site needs and when it needs it. This process drastically eliminates overwatering, which not only wastes water, but also drowns and rots roots, inhibits nutrient absorption, causes premature plant death, invites fungal disease and attracts insect infestations." Discusses awareness of water conservation issues, mentioning that "the Irrigation Association prodives educational programs to contractors interested in learning about smart irrigation, and most manufacturers provide training and continued support to contractors who purchase their products." Concludes that educating clients "about water conservation and offering them continued system maintenance can help create and establish the image that the green industry is an industry that cares." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebar, "Severe shortages", p. 138
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Mullins, E. 2007. Conservation consciousness: As water conservation becomes a more pressing issue, smart irrigation practices become more commonplace. Lawn Landscape. 28(1):p. 136-138, 140, 142, 144, 146. |
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