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Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation Scheduling for Agriculture

Isaya Kisekka, Kati W. Migliaccio, Michael D. Dukes, Bruce Schaffer, Jonathan H. Crane, Haimanote K. Bayabil, and Sandra M. Guzman


Release Date: 10/14/2024

Water Resources

Abstract

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

About this Publication

This document is AE457, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2010. Revised March 2016, April 2019, May 2019, and October 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Isaya Kisekka, alumnus (Ph.D., 2013), Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center; Kati W. Migliaccio, chair; Michael D. Dukes, professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Bruce Schaffer, professor, UF/IFAS Tropical REC; and Jonathan H. Crane, professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Tropical REC; Haimanote K. Bayabil, assistant professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Tropical REC; and Sandra M. Guzman, assistant professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Indian River REC; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Kati Migliaccio
Kati Migliaccio
Specialist
University of Florida

dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and professor of water conservation, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Michael Dukes
Michael Dukes
Specialist
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

Bruce Schaffer
Bruce Schaffer
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, ecophysiology of subtropical and tropical horticultural crops, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Jonathan Crane
Jonathan Crane
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, tropical fruit crop specialist, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Haimanote Bayabil
Haimanote Bayabil
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, water resources, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Sandra Guzmán
Sandra Guzmán
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, water resources, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL

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