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Field performance assessment and calibration of multi-depth AquaCheck capacitance-based soil moisture probes under permanent pasture for hill country soils

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  • Hajdu, Istvan
  • Yule, Ian
  • Bretherton, Mike
  • Singh, Ranvir
  • Hedley, Carolyn

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The use of accurate and near real time volumetric soil moisture (θv, m3 m−3) measurements informs not only precise irrigation scheduling but also decisions regarding fertiliser applications, feed supply and stock management in non-irrigated farming systems. To assist θv monitoring, capacitance-based AquaCheck (AquaCheck, South Africa) sensors are being increasingly used in precision agriculture applications. However, the performance of these sensors have not been investigated extensively under field conditions with dynamic soil moisture regimes.

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  • Hajdu, Istvan & Yule, Ian & Bretherton, Mike & Singh, Ranvir & Hedley, Carolyn, 2019. "Field performance assessment and calibration of multi-depth AquaCheck capacitance-based soil moisture probes under permanent pasture for hill country soils," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 217(C), pages 332-345.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:217:y:2019:i:c:p:332-345
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.03.002
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