Workshop:
"Soil Moisture Measurement for Irrigation Scheduling"
Southern Region Extension Water Quality Conference
October 23-26, 2005, Lexington, KY
Kelly T. Morgan, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Sanjay Shukla
Technology to measure soil moisture has advanced considerably during the past decade. There are many new devices on the market that are highly accurate and can continuously monitor soil water. Soil 
moisture-based irrigation scheduling saves considerable irrigation water compared with the calendar or "feel" methods. The objectives of this workshop are to educate specialists and county agents about the new devices and provide them with resource material they can use to transfer the technology to their agricultural or horticultural clientele.
Resource Materials
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- Workshop Agenda
Soil Moisture Measurement for Irrigation Scheduling - Workshop Outline[68KB] - Topic 1
Soil Water Content in Soils[4.38MB] - Topic 2
Soil Moisture Measurement for Irrigation Scheduling[176KB] - Topic 3
Types of Devices[940KB]
Alternatives of Low Cost Soil Moisture Monitoring Devices
for Vegetable Production in South Miami-Dade County
Field Devices For Monitoring Soil Water Content - Topic 4
Accuracy of Soil Moisture Devices[108KB] - Case Studies
Development and Testing of an
Automated Soil Moisture Sensing Drip Fertigation System[39MB]
Evaluation of Wireless Soil Moisture Measurement Systems
with Regards to Water Quantity and Quality[1.99MB] - Future Trends
Automatic Irrigation Based on Soil Moisture for Vegetable Crops
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