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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Dukes, Michael D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Associate Professor, and Irrigation Specialist, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida |
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| Title: | Technologies to take control of irrigation water use |
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| Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 24, No. 6, November/December 2007, p. 10-14. |
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| Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Irrigation practices; Irrigation controllers; Irrigation efficiency; Soil moisture sensors; Evapotranspiration; Water conservation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses irrigation technology and possible management techniques. Mentions smart water application technologies (SWAT), including evapotranspiration (ET) and soil moisture sensor (SMS). States that "under on-demand control, a time clock is not required and the SMS system will initiate and cease irrigation within upper and lower thresholds that are defined by the user." Also states that, "ET controllers use preprogrammed values of the ET so that the controller automatically adjusts the irrigation schedule seasonally according to some historical average ET value." Mentions SWAT technology testing at the University of Florida, reporting that, "ET controllers showed irrigation reduction ranging from 27% to 60% compared to time-based irrigation without a rain sensor." Concludes that "during average or slightly above average rainfall years, SMS controllers resulted in 70 - 90% savings with good turfgrass quality where savings are compared to a timerschedule without rain sensor." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 6 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Dukes, M. D. 2007. Technologies to take control of irrigation water use. Fla. Turf Dig. 24(6):p. 10-14. |
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