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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Romero, Consuelo C.;
Dukes, Michael D.;
McCready, Mary S. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Romero: Ph.D. and Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Dukes: Ph.D and P.E. and C.I.D. and Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; McCready: M.S. and Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program, Miami-Dade Extension, IFAS Extension, University of Florida, St. Homestead, FL |
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| Title: | Irrigation Association Smart Water Application Technologies (SWAT) scores and water conservation potential |
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| Section: | Turf
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| Meeting Info.: | San Antonio, Texas: December 2-4, 2009 |
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| Source: | Irrigation Show 2009: Technical Session Proceedings. 2009, p. 1-19. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association] |
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| # of Pages: | 19 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Climatic factors; Evaluations; Irrigation controllers; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation scheduling; Water conservation
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The Irrigation Association (IA) Smart Water Application Technologies (SWAT) program was developed to test irrigation controllers to ensure they are able to respond to climate demand or to other feedback from the irrigated system such as soil moisture. Irrigation controllers are tested to gauge their response to climate factors and or soil moisture relative to conventional irrigation theory. Although the SWAT testing process serves as a benchmark to ensure that controllers can respond to changes in climatic or soil moisture conditions, an assessment has not been performed linking SWAT testing controllers to water conservation potential. The objectives of this study were to compare SWAT scores of irrigation adequacy and scheduling efficiency to water conservation potential of controllers tested under field conditions. It was found that generally, irrigation scheduling efficiency decreased as rainfall increased and the irrigation adequacy increased. High scores were not absolutely necessary to guarantee good turf quality. In addition, high scores did not guarantee high levels of water conservation. Thus, the SWAT protocol testing does screen controllers for their ability to adjust relative to irrigated landscape conditions; however, it does not guarantee water conservation." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 20 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Romero, C. C., M. D. Dukes, and M. S. McCready. 2009. Irrigation Association Smart Water Application Technologies (SWAT) scores and water conservation potential. p. 1-19. In Irrigation Show 2009: Technical Session Proceedings. San Antonio, Texas: December 2-4, 2009. [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association]. |
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