Project Number: 5302-13000-011-15
Project Type: Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Apr 25, 2012
End Date: Mar 31, 2017

Objective:
Determine the feasibility of measuring grapevine water use during deficit irrigation using capacitance probes monitored remotely.

Approach:
Capacitance probes used to monitor soil water content will be installed on three treatments at 4 locations that are part of the NIFA-SCRI research project to evaluate yield response to deficit irrigation. Data will be collected using a cellular phone and internet protocol. Data will be downloaded and processed daily and compared to the irrigation treatments to evaluate the system.