Practical irrigation scheduling: optimize your fruit quality with timely irrigation

摘要

Irrigation water is the most limiting and most precious resource of agriculture today. Managing irrigation precisely is one of our most urgent challenges. Too little water, even for a short time, can damage a crop, cut yield and quality, and hurt a farmer's bottom line. Too much water is expensive, wasteful, and raises environmental concerns about nitrate and nutrient leaching into ground and surface water.