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Smart Irrigation Controllers: How Do Soil Moisture Sensor (SMS) Systems Work?

Bernardo Cardenas-Laihacar, Michael Dukes, and

Release Date: 12/7/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ae437-2009

Water Resources

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public audience(s).

About this Publication

This document is AE437, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2008. Revised February 2015, May 2021, 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., & Cardenas-Lailhacar, B. (2009). Smart Irrigation Controllers: How Do Soil Moisture Sensor (SMS) Irrigation Controllers Work? EDIS, 2009(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae437-2009

Authors

Bernardo Cardenas-Laihacar
Bernardo Cardenas-Laihacar
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University of Florida

research coordinator, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

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Michael Dukes
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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Mary L. Shedd
Mary L. Shedd

former graduate student, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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