Using Plant Monitoring to Schedule Drip Irrigated Cotton

Munk, Daniel

Using Plant Monitoring to Schedule Drip Irrigated Cotton

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Daniel S. Munk , University of California Cooperative Extension

Robert B. Hutmacher , University of California Cooperative Extension, Plant Sciences Department

Steven D. Wright , University of California Cooperative Extension-Tulare/Kings Co.

Jonathan F. Wroble , University of California Cooperative Extension

Previous research has documented the value of using recently developed crop coefficient information for the the purpose of scheduling irrigation in cotton. This paper explores the use of these crop coefficients in several grower fields and documents the plant monitoring tools used to guide irrigation events. Grower examples reveal which tools were most beneficial in guiding an informed and responsive irrigation scheduling decision.