Trends and challenges in irrigation scheduling in the semi-arid area of Spain

I Fernández García, S Lecina, MC Ruiz-Sánchez… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
A growing international human population and rising living standards are increasing the
demand for agricultural products. Under higher pressure over natural resources …

Investigating the effects of soil moisture sensors positioning and accuracy on soil moisture based drip irrigation scheduling systems

KX Soulis, S Elmaloglou, N Dercas - Agricultural Water Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent advances in electromagnetic sensor technologies have made automated irrigation
scheduling a reality using state-of-the-art soil moisture sensing devices. However, many of …

Irrigation scheduling for agriculture in the United States: The progress made and the path forward

S Taghvaeian, AA Andales, LN Allen… - Transactions of the …, 2020 - elibrary.asabe.org
Highlights The progress made in agricultural irrigation scheduling in the past ten years and
the current challenges are discussed. The main scientific scheduling strategies are based …

Optimum soil water content sensors placement for surface drip irrigation scheduling in layered soils

KX Soulis, S Elmaloglou - Computers and electronics in agriculture, 2018 - Elsevier
Efficient irrigation management requires a sound information basis; therefore, various
environmental measurements are currently used in irrigation scheduling. Among other …

Performance evaluation of a recently developed soil water content, dielectric permittivity, and bulk electrical conductivity electromagnetic sensor

G Kargas, KX Soulis - Agricultural Water Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract CS655 Water Content Reflectometer (WCR)(Campbell Scientific, Inc., Logan, UT,
USA) is a recently developed multiparameter electromagnetic sensor measuring volumetric …

A model-based real-time decision support system for irrigation scheduling to improve water productivity

X Chen, Z Qi, D Gui, Z Gu, L Ma, F Zeng, L Li, MW Sima - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
A precisely timed irrigation schedule to match crop water demand is vital to improving water
use efficiency in arid farmland. In this study, a real-time irrigation-scheduling infrastructure …

Irrigation factor approach based on soil water content: A nectarine orchard case study

J Vera, W Conejero, MR Conesa, MC Ruiz-Sánchez - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Precision agriculture requires irrigation supported by an accurate knowledge of the crop
water requirements. In this paper, a novel approach for drip irrigation scheduling of fruit trees …

Time-domain and frequency-domain reflectometry type soil moisture sensor performance and soil temperature effects in fine-and coarse-textured soils

Y Zhu, S Irmak, AJ Jhala, MC Vuran… - Applied Engineering in …, 2019 - elibrary.asabe.org
The performances of six time-domain reflectometry (TDR) and frequency-domain
reflectometry (FDR) type soil moisture sensors were investigated for measuring volumetric …

[HTML][HTML] Intelligent drip fertigation increases water and nutrient use efficiency of watermelon in greenhouse without compromising the yield

L Bao, S Zhang, X Liang, P Wang, Y Guo, Q Sun… - Agricultural Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intelligent drip fertigation (IF) is an efficient way to tailor water and nutrient requirement for
crops to reduce their adverse impacts on environment. A three-year (2019–2021) field trials …

Optimizing irrigation strategies to improve water use efficiency of cotton in Northwest China using RZWQM2

X Chen, S Feng, Z Qi, MW Sima, F Zeng, L Li, H Cheng… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Irrigated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is produced mainly in Northwest China, where
groundwater is heavily used. To alleviate water scarcity and increase regional economic …