10920 An Assessment of Different Irrigation Scheduling Methods in Arkansas

Wednesday, January 6, 2010: 2:15 PM
Preservation Hall Studios 9 & 10 (New Orleans Marriott)
M. Ismanov , University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
Leo Espinoza , University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
Results of a 3-year irrigation scheduling study will be presented. Irrigation was scheduled with measurements of actual evapotranspiration and field water balance. Potential evapotranspiration was estimated via a weather station, an atmometer, a standard evaporation pan, and the U of Georgia’s Easy Pan.