Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

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Alternatives of Low Cost Soil Moisture Monitoring Devices for Vegetable Production in South Miami-Dade County

Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Yuncong Li, and Teresa Olczyk

Field Devices For Monitoring Soil Water Content

Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

Automatic Irrigation Based on Soil Moisture for Vegetable Crops

Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Michael D. Dukes, and Bernard Cardenas

Improving irrigation efficiency can contribute greatly to reducing production costs of vegetables, making the industry more competitive and sustainable. This publication is intended to help growers to conserve water through the use of soil moisture sensors. Written by Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Michael D. Dukes, and Bernard Cardenas, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, revised August 2024.

How to Chemigate Salinity-Stressed Plants with Hydrogen Peroxide to Increase Survival and Growth Rates

Guodong Liu, Yuncong Li, Kimberly Moore, Kim Gabel, Lei Wu, and Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Plant Systems

Drip Irrigation: The BMP Era—An Integrated Approach to Water and Fertilizer Management for Vegetables Grown with Plasticulture

Eric Simonne, David Studstill, Bob Hochmuth, Teresa Olczyk, Michael Dukes, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, and Yuncong Li

Water Movement in Mulched Beds in Rocky Soils of Miami-Dade County

Eric Simonne, David Studstill, David W. Studstill, Eric Simonne, Teresa Olczyk, Teresa Olczyk, yRafael Muñoz-Carpena

Vegetative Filter Strips—A Best Management Practice for Controlling Nonpoint Source Pollution

Ashley Smyth, Lei Wu, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, and Yuncong Li

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Agriculture Water

What Else Can Surface Water Buffer Systems Do? Exploring Multiple Ecosystem Services

Ashley Smyth, Lei Wu, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, yYuncong Li

This fact sheet provides information on buffers' multiple ecosystem benefits, such as niche products production, carbon sequestration, and flood risk mitigation, as well as recommendations on future research needs necessary to enhance multiple ecosystem services and benefits of buffers.