Irrigation Technologies

M. T. Plumblee, D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, A. L. Catchot Jr., J. T. Irby and J. N. Jenkins. 2018. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. Vol. 5(1). doi:10.2134/cftm2018.06.0047. The Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer (MRVAA) is declining at a rapid rate due to withdrawal for agricultural irrigation. This research was conducted to develop a sensor-based irrigation threshold for cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) that maximizes net returns and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE). ...

D. Attaway. 2018. The Clemson Newsstand. September 28, 2018. Clemson, S.C.: Clemson University. Modern research and technology are important for today’s farmers and researchers at Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center are busy developing software and other scientific instruments to help South Carolina farmers produce profitable crops. The researchers shared their latest knowledge during the Edisto REC’s 2018 Fall Field Day. ...

M. T. Plumblee, G. A. Miller, and K. R. Kirk. 2019. Presented at the 2019 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. January 8-10, 2019. New Orleans, La. Cotton growers in South Carolina suffer economic losses and reductions in crop yield due to untimely rainfall and drought stress in dry years. It is estimated that yield potential can be reduced between 54 and 82% among various crops due to drought stress. ...