2014
Irrigating the Soil to Maximize the Crop - An Approach for Soybeans to Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Irrigation Water Management
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressField management SustainabilityWater supply
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Ole Wendroth, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
Chad Lee, University of Kentucky
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Kentucky
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The purpose of this project is to develop a strategy for deriving a map of functional soil water characteristics based on easily obtainable land surface observations that is a key to appropriate irrigation water management, soil and crop management while considering plant needs and soil properties.

Unique Keywords:
#irrigation, #sustainability, #water quality & management
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Final Project Results

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