ARS | Publication request: Comparison between BIOTIC irrigation scheduling and a recursive ET method

Submitted to: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: October 5, 2008
Publication Date: October 9, 2008
Citation: Mahan, J.R., Lascano, R.J., Evett, S.R. 2008. Comparison between BIOTIC irrigation scheduling and a recursive ET method[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. October 5-9, 2008, Houston, Texas. CDROM.

Technical Abstract: The BIOTIC or TTT method of irrigation scheduling is based upon continuous measurements of canopy temperature and has been evaluated for a number of crops in a number of environments over a 20-year period. Its primary advantages are its low cost and ease of implementation. It has not been extensively evaluated under deficit irrigation conditions particularly in comparison with traditional ET-based irrigation scheduling protocols. In this study we compared the seasonal pattern of BIOTIC irrigation in cotton with a recursive method of crop ET based on the Penman-Monteith.