Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

92 Symposium--Technological Advances in Soil Water Conservation and Management

Oral Session
SSSA Division: Soil and Water Management and Conservation
It will discuss new or improved tools and management practices to better manage and conserve water.
Cosponsor(s):

SSSA Division: Soil and Water Management and Conservation
SSSA Division: Soil Physics and Hydrology

Soil-Plant-Water Relations Community

Monday, October 23, 2017: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 31

Organizer:
Humberto Blanco
Moderator:
Alvin J.M. Smucker
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
Sensors and Sensor Network Systems for Improved Irrigation Scheduling.
Susan O'Shaughnessy, USDA-ARS; Steven R. Evett, USDA-ARS; Paul D. Colaizzi, USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory; Manuel A. Andrade, ORISE Post Doctoral Felllow
1:55 PM
Optimum Soil Water, Nutrient and Oxygen Contents in Soil Water Retention Technology (SWRT) Improved Sustainable Agricultural Production on Highly Permeable Soils.
Alvin J.M. Smucker, Michigan State University; Brian C. Levene, Michigan State University; Jin Han, Lanzhou University; James M. Tiedje, Michigan State University; Jim J. Cole, Michigan State University; John F. Quensen III, Michigan State University
2:15 PM
Photosynq a Rapid Measure of Plant, Soil, Water, and Environmental Parameters for Big Data Analyses Globally.
David M. Kramer, Michigan State University; Dan TerAvest, Michigan State University; Brian C. Levene, Michigan State University; Alvin J.M. Smucker, Michigan State University
2:35 PM
Scheduling from Full to Deficit Irrigation and Its Effect on Irrigation Water Use Efficiency.
Daran R. Rudnick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Tsz Him Lo, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jasreman Singh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Turner Dorr, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Chuck Burr, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2:55 PM
Thermal and Optical Imagery to Understand Spatial and Temporal Variation of Crop Water Use.
Bruno Basso, Michigan State University; Bernardo Maestrini, Michigan State University; Ruben Ulbrich, Michigan State University; Rich Price, Michigan State University
3:15 PM
Discussion
3:30 PM
Adjourn