129-6 Cornsoywater: Web/Mobile App for Irrigation Decision Making for Corn and Soybean Fields.

Poster Number 409

See more from this Division: ASA Section: Climatology & Modeling
See more from this Session: Soil-Plant-Water-Relations (includes graduate student competition)

Monday, November 16, 2015
Minneapolis Convention Center, Exhibit Hall BC

James C Han1, Haishun Yang2, Dharmic Payyala3, Rakesh Adloori4, James Specht5, Martha Shulski6, Kenneth Hubbard3, William Sorensen3, Stonie Cooper3, Jennifer Rees7, Greg Kruger8, Gary Zoubek9, Patricio Grassini10, Derek Heeren3, Suat Irmak11 and Kenneth G Cassman10, (1)Agronomy and Horticulture Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
(2)Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
(3)University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
(4)University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
(5)Department of Agrononomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
(6)University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
(7)University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Clay Center, NE
(8)University of Nebraska-Lincoln, North Platte, NE
(9)University of Nebraska-Lincoln, York, NE
(10)Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
(11)Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Poster Presentation
  • James Han CornSoyWater Web Mobile App for Irrigation Decision Making for Corn and Soybean Fields.pdf (366.9 kB)
  • Abstract:
    CornSoyWater: web/mobile App for Irrigation decision making of Corn and Soybean fields

    CornSoyWater (http://cornsoywater.unl.edu) is a real-time web and mobile app that helps irrigators track soil available water and crop water stress, and determine when to irrigate corn and soybean fields. CornSoyWater aims to optimize irrigation decision making by predicting crop development, water uptake and water balance and possible crop water stress using the Hybrid-Maize model for corn and SoySim for soybean. CornSoyWater reports to users the following using graphic plots: 1) amount of available water in soil rooting depth, 2), crop development stage and corresponding threshold of water depletion to trigger irrigation, 3) quantitative evaluation of crop water stress based on combined transpiration deficit and soil water depletion, 4) recommendation for irrigation if crop water stress is predicted to occur, 5) past rainfall events and irrigation records. CornSoyWater mobile app can be downloaded from Apple Store and Google Play. CornSoyWater program currently covers the High Plains region of the USA but can be adopted for any regions where daily real-time weather data is available. The program can also be adopted for other crops besides corn and soybean.

    See more from this Division: ASA Section: Climatology & Modeling
    See more from this Session: Soil-Plant-Water-Relations (includes graduate student competition)