Water Application Efficiency and Adequacy of ET-Basedand Soil Moisture–Based Irrigation Controllers for Turfgrass Irrigation

Climate change impact assessment on hydrology of a small watershed using semi-distributed model

“…The most important impact of climate change will be changes in regional and local water availability (Evan et al 2012;Poulin et al 2011;Yadav et al 2010). Water availability is one of the vital components and responsible for ecosystem, human livelihood, crop production and hydroelectric power production (Grabow et al 2013;Johnston and Smakhtin 2014;Mialhe et al 2015). For example, larger reservoir spillways and drainage waterways will be required where runoff is expected to increase, and higher water supply storage needed where runoff is expected to decrease (Sethi et al 2015;.…”

Estimation of the moisture content of tropical soils using colour images and artificial neural networks

“…In agriculture, knowledge of soil moisture allows proper irrigation management and forecasting of crop yields (Grabow et al, 2013;Heathman et al, 2012a).…”

Soil Moisture Sensor Irrigation Controllers and Reclaimed Water; Part I: Field-plot Study

“…In Florida and North Carolina, research on turfgrass plots under normal to wet weather conditions have resulted in water savings between 39% and 72%, without compromising the turfgrass quality (Cardenas-Lailhacar et al, 2008;McCready et al, 2009;Cardenas-Lailhacar and Dukes, 2012;Grabow et al, 2013). However, during sustained dry weather conditions, lower water savings were obtained (-1% to 64%).…”

“…However, during sustained dry weather conditions, lower water savings were obtained (-1% to 64%). Moreover, it was reported that the turfgrass quality could decline if the threshold is set too low or the run times are not adequately programmed (McCready et al, 2009;CardenasLailhacar and Dukes, 2012;Grabow et al, 2013). Mention of a trade name, proprietary product, or specific equipment does not constitute a guarantee or warranty by the University of Florida and does not imply approval of a product or exclusion of others that may be suitable.…”