Smart Irrigation Controllers: Programming Guidelines for Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation Controllers, or ET Controllers

Michael Dukes , Bernardo Cardenas-Laihacar , , and

Release Date: 12/7/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ae445-2009

Water Resources

Abstract

This article is part of a series on smart irrigation controllers. The rest of the series can be found at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_SERIES_Smart_Irrigation_Controllers.

About this Publication

This document is AE445, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2009. Revised February 2015 and March 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Dukes, M. D., Shedd, M. L., & Davis, S. L. (2009). Smart Irrigation Controllers: Programming Guidelines for Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation Controllers. EDIS, 2009(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae445-2009

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Michael Dukes

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University of Florida

director, UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Program, associate dean for special initiatives, UF/IFAS Extension, professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and director, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Gainesville, FL

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Bernardo Cardenas-Laihacar

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University of Florida

research coordinator, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

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Mary L. Shedd

former graduate student, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering