Challenges and opportunities in precision irrigation decision-support systems for center pivots
Irrigation is critical to sustain agricultural productivity in dry or semi-dry environments, and
center pivots, due to their versatility and ruggedness, are the most widely used irrigation …
center pivots, due to their versatility and ruggedness, are the most widely used irrigation …
Irrigation scheduling for agriculture in the United States: The progress made and the path forward
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 …
the current challenges are discussed. The main scientific scheduling strategies are based …
Past, present, and future of irrigation on the US Great Plains
Highlights Irrigation is key to the productivity of Great Plains agriculture but is threatened by
water scarcity. The irrigated area grew to> 9 million ha since 1870, mostly since 1950, but is …
water scarcity. The irrigated area grew to> 9 million ha since 1870, mostly since 1950, but is …
Comparison of precision and conventional irrigation management of cotton and impact of soil texture
Soil textural variability diminishes the effectiveness of conventional irrigation management.
Variable rate irrigation (VRI) can address soil variability; however, users need guidance to …
Variable rate irrigation (VRI) can address soil variability; however, users need guidance to …
Toward automated irrigation management with integrated crop water stress index and spatial soil water balance
Decision support systems intended for precision irrigation aim at reducing irrigation
applications while optimizing crop yield to achieve maximum crop water productivity (CWP) …
applications while optimizing crop yield to achieve maximum crop water productivity (CWP) …
A survey of unmanned ground vehicles with applications to agricultural and environmental sensing
S Bonadies, A Lefcourt… - Autonomous air and …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Unmanned ground vehicles have been utilized in the last few decades in an effort to
increase the efficiency of agriculture, in particular, by reducing labor needs. Unmanned …
increase the efficiency of agriculture, in particular, by reducing labor needs. Unmanned …
Site-specific variable rate irrigation as a means to enhance water use efficiency
The majority of irrigated cropland in the US is watered with sprinkler irrigation systems.
These systems are inherently more efficient in distributing water than furrow or flood …
These systems are inherently more efficient in distributing water than furrow or flood …
Sensor feedback system enables automated deficit irrigation scheduling for cotton
SA O'Shaughnessy, PD Colaizzi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Precision irrigation technologies using sensor feedback can provide dynamic decision
support to help farmers implement DI strategies. However, few studies have reported on the …
support to help farmers implement DI strategies. However, few studies have reported on the …
Site-specific irrigation of grain sorghum using plant and soil water sensing feedback-Texas High Plains
SA O'Shaughnessy, M Kim, MA Andrade… - Agricultural water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Automated irrigation scheduling of grain crops using a combination of plant and soil water
sensing feedback has not been widely investigated. A three-year study was conducted at …
sensing feedback has not been widely investigated. A three-year study was conducted at …
ARSPivot, a sensor-based decision support software for variable-rate irrigation center pivot systems: Part A. Development
MA Andrade, SA O'Shaughnessy… - Transactions of the …, 2020 - elibrary.asabe.org
Highlights The ARSPivot software seamlessly integrates site-specific irrigation scheduling
methods with weather, plant, and soil water sensing systems in the operation of variable-rate …
methods with weather, plant, and soil water sensing systems in the operation of variable-rate …