Infrared thermal radiometers (IRTs) are an affordable tool for researchers to monitor canopy
temperature. In this maize experiment, six treatments of regulated deficit irrigation levels …

Canopy cover (CC) is an important indicator of stage of growth and crop water use in horticultural
crops. Remote sensing of CC has been studied in several major crops, but not in most …

Reflective bands of Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper satellite imagery were used to facilitate the
estimation of basal crop evapotranspiration (ETcb), or potential crop water use, in San …

Water shortages are responsible for the greatest crop losses around the world and are
expected to worsen. In arid areas where agriculture is dependent on irrigation, various forms of …

The changes in temperature and precipitation patterns along with increasing levels of
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) may change evapotranspiration (ET) demand, and affect …

Drip irrigation is more effective and less expensive if a large amount of soil can be wetted with
each emitter without losing water or nutrients below the root zone. The distance that water …

Maize water production functions measured in a 4-year field trial in the US central high plains
were curvilinear with 2.0 kg m −3 water productivity at full irrigation that resulted from 12.5 …

Slow infiltration rates constrain effective and economical irrigation in some sandy loam soils
in California. Polyacrylamide (PAM) has increased soil infiltration in some areas, especially …

In California and other regions vulnerable to water shortages, satellite-derived estimates of
key hydrologic fluxes can support agricultural producers and water managers in maximizing …

Canopy temperature has been used as an indicator of crop water stress, since a reduction
in plant available water results in lower transpiration rates and consequently higher canopy …