Sentences with phrase «sprinkler irrigation water»

A wind - sheltered irrigation area was used to evaluate the capture of sprinkler irrigation water by container - grown ornamentals as affected by species, plant size, and container size and spacing.

«How container - grown plants capture sprinkler irrigation water.»

Jeff Million and Thomas Yeager from the Department of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida say that there has been limited research to evaluate the ability of containerized plants to capture sprinkler irrigation water.

The authors of a new study say that understanding container - grown plants» capacity to «capture» sprinkler irrigation water can give growers important tools that help them adjust irrigation rates, reduce water use, and produce healthy plants.

Not exact matches

At different times he dashes into a field to cool off under an irrigation sprinkler, strips down and showers with a jug of drinking water as cars whiz past and climbs out to tinker with the roof speakers while the van is traveling at 25 mph.

In Morocco, we worked with an important citrus supplier on a project to convert existing sprinkler practices to drip irrigation; this resulted in a 60 % reduction in water usage.

New University of Florida research shows growers can keep using both their current sprinkler spacing and low pressure or enhanced real - time irrigation control to save water — and they can produce the same strawberry crop yield during mild freezes.

«The permeability of biofabrics may appeal to growers without drip irrigation who rely on rainfall or sprinkler irrigation to meet crop water demands,» they added.

Wobbler sprinklers resulted in greater irrigation water capture by the plants in 27 - cm containers, but not 16 - cm containers.

In the third experiment, two sprinkler head types (wobbler and impact) were compared for their effect on irrigation water capture using Ligustrum japonicum plants in 16 - cm - and 27 - cm - diameter containers.

Sometimes small changes in landscape irrigation practices, such as calibrating your sprinklers to apply the recommended amount, may seem like they would have minimal effect, but consumers can see reductions in their water use, especially when they consider the cumulative effect of small changes over time.»

While half of the park will use a traditional sprinkler - type watering system (right), NMSU will oversee the other half of the park, on which a subsurface drip irrigation system has been installed (left).

When I built the garden beds, I installed a drip irrigation system, and it uses half the water the sprinkler system used for the lawn.

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Drip irrigation, or micro-irrigation, is the most efficient way to get the maximum crop yield from a unit of water, the report says; flood irrigation — still the most common form --- is the least efficient; sprinkler systems are somewhere in between.

Switching from flood or furrow to low - pressure sprinkler systems reduces water use by an estimated 30 percent, while switching to drip irrigation typically cuts water use in half.

Methods such as accurate water measurement and soil moisture monitoring, laser - leveling fields, using conservation tillage to retain soil moisture, switching to low energy precision application sprinklers, lining canals, and employing subsurface drip irrigation where possible could save upwards of 40 percent of agriculture's water use while improving crop yields and saving energy.

The conventional approach — the center - pivot sprinklers that create alienlike green crop circles in the middle of brown deserts (easily visible when flying overhead)-- is extremely wasteful, spraying water into the air where a major fraction evaporates... In a typical drip - irrigation setup, long sections of narrow tubing laid at the bottom of plants sown in a row deliver water directly to the roots.

The Bonterra ranches all use a dry - farming method, meaning no irrigation, though they do have water sprinklers throughout the vineyards.

The Rachio Iro sprinkler controller not only allows for smarter irrigation scheduling (based on your local weather, your lawn and garden water requirements, and the current season), but that also connects via WiFi to an accompanying app for more granular control and the setting of precise parameters (such as the type of soil, the shade / sun cover of each zone, local watering restrictions, etc.) for the system.

This irrigation system takes a look at weather reports before giving sprinklers the OK to turn on, helping to cut water use by 59 %, and water run off by 71 %.

Now, smart irrigation systems like the Rachio Smart Wi - Fi Sprinkler aim to boost the intelligence of these systems, and let you monitor and control water delivery via a smartphone app.

Rachio's water sprinkler is the bestselling equipment in automatic irrigation controller's category.

Performing outdoor landscape irrigation audits which included testing sprinkler and drip irrigation systems to point out deficiencies, and creating a watering schedule for customers * Meeting customers at their homes and place of business to answer inquiries on water conservation measures and practices * Serves as an AMWC representative at community fairs or trade shows to promote water conservation * Assist Conservation Manager and GIS / IM Administrator with Excel and ArcGIS projects.

Major regional accounts included: H - D Supply, John Deere Landscapes, Ewing Irrigation, Horizon Distributors, Sprinkler World, United Pipe & Supply, Hydro - Scape Products, Inc, Grangetto's Farm and Garden Supply, Water Tech Ag Supply, and Imperial Sprinkler Supply.

«Many continue to use flood irrigation rather than sprinklers, drip or micro-drip techniques that are far more precise in terms of putting water right on the plant where it needs it.

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Consider soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems that use less water than traditional sprinkler systems.