· Use of water saving devices, such as moisture meters and in-ground sensors to measure and report soil moisture levels so that intelligent irrigation programing decisions can be made. · Employing ...

Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to water their flowerbed ...

Approximately 70 per cent of global freshwater consumption is used in the agricultural sector, yet water use efficiency in many countries is below 50 per cent. Nuclear and isotopic techniques provide ...

1. Water conducts heat, so don't over water. Plants need water for cooling and to translocate nutrients. However, water also has a tremendous ability to conduct heat. When a putting green is saturated ...

How different plants manage water stress may reshape climate models. Scientists now say soil drying isn’t one-size-fits-all.

In particular, monitoring conditions in the soil has great promise for helping farmers use water more efficiently. Sensors can now be wirelessly integrated into irrigation systems to provide real ...

One farm reduced its water use by 290 million gallons for a single year’s corn crop. Professor Sharma started his research for this project in 2018 in the Suwanee River Basin in North Florida.

As we head into the summer and fall seasons, here is an outlook from a water management perspective. The National Weather ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Water covers approximately 71% of Earth’s surface, yet only 3% of the 326 million cubic miles of water on the planet is suitable for growing crops, such as trees.It can be ...