Monitoring soil moisture is an alternate method to water-based balance methods of managing irrigation water. Using this method you can āseeā what is going on in the soil and determine answers to some key irrigation management questions: ā¢Did enough water infiltrate the soil? ā¢Is too much water being applied? ā¢What is the water uptake pattern of the roots? ā¢When should irrigation take place? ā¢What was the depth reached by the irrigation?
Includes 24 figures and 7 tables, metric conversions, and an appendix of typical root depths.
One of a series of water management handbooks prepared by the UC Irrigation Program.