Irrigation scheduling service

Users of irrigation are expected to demonstrate the need for each watering. Each application must be logged and the effect on the soil water status must be recorded. The most appropriate tool for this task is the irrigation schedule or water balance calculation.

Plantsystems' Irrigation Scheduling Service

This service provides the key elements of irrigation water management and is an essential component of abstraction licence maintenance and defence.

This is a cost-effective developed and tested service which is based upon a tried and tested program with inputs of weather data together with crop and application information. It is soil type specific and utilises local daily ET0 data. Reporting is weekly or more frequently in accordance with customers needs.

Features

The first need to irrigate is defined and advised
The resulting water application and rainfall is recorded
The effect on the soil water status is calculated and reported
The recurring need to irrigate is defined and advised
A season overview is generated for the clients

Benefits

Water use is fully justified
Applied irrigation, precipitation, ET0 and ETc are recorded
The effect on the soil water status is reported
The season report provides an powerful and valuable record

Scheduling requires the recording and input of crop canopy development and we require regular feedback on the amount and timing of applied irrigation. Local rainfall can be recorded automatically or manually. Our scheduling service is best combined with our irrigation sensing service.