Misra, R., Raine, S., Pezzaniti, D., Charlesworth, P., and Hancock, N. (2005).
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A scoping study on measuring and monitoring tools and technology for precision irrigation.
CRC for Irrigation Futures, Australia.
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Abstract/Summary
Good quality water is a scarce and expensive resource in Australia and overseas, irrespective of its nature of occurrence (how / where it is found), quantity (volume) and quality and the purpose for which water is used (irrigation, stocks, household use). Sustainable management of this limited resource requires accurate assessment of supply, availability and storage as well as the volumetric demand for use in rural and urban areas. Water used for irrigating crops is a sizeable component of the available resource (even in situations where it is recycled and is of poor quality) and requires high measurement precision and good control in all aspects of its management for accurate accounting and to achieve high efficiency.
This scoping study is designed to advance high standards of precision in management of water and develop efficient methods of irrigation prescription to reduce losses and improve water use efficiency. All aspects of irrigation process are considered in this study to include various components of farm water storage and distribution systems to facilitate accurate accounting of water. |
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Project
3.07 - Tools and techniques for improving the precision of irrigation |
