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Appendix C. Site Selection
Site selection is a critical process for all soil water sensors. A properly selected
site will reflect changes in soil moisture and plant water use trends over a
larger area. This area may be an entire field, sub-section of a field, a crop
variety, a planting, a soil type, etc. Putting a sensor in a ‘dry zone’ or under the
influence of a malfunctioning sprinkler will invalidate data to some degree.
Site selection is carried out by identifying macro-zones and micro-zones.
Macro-zone selection divides the property in zones according to soil type, soil
depth, water holding capacity, and water tables and salinity. Irrigation
applications can be specifically tailored to these zones to match soil and crop
variability as a macro zone consists of areas with similar crop water use.
Micro-zone selection determines the position of access tubes in relation to the
crop and irrigation system and considers the areas of the root zone, canopy
spread, water distribution uniformity, and moisture pattern of drip irrigation.
Measurements are taken from a small part of the root-zone. If the extent and
depth of the root-zone is misjudged and/or when sensors are placed in dry or
wet spots associated with a bad distribution uniformity of water, the soil water
data will not indicate optimal irrigation scheduling.
Important factors to take into consideration for site selection are:
1.
Soil spatial variability
2.
Topography
3.
Aspect of sloping land
4.
Crop type
5.
Crop age
6.
Crop planting density
7.
Size and extent of the effective root system of the crop
8.
Irrigation system layout and flexibility
9.
Water Distribution uniformity
10.
Moisture patterns under drip irrigation.
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