Using Weather Data
Eye on the Sky - Manage your course with an on-site weather station (PDF version)
Originally published SUPERINTENDENT MAGAZINE - March 2010
Online article link: http://www.superintendentmagazine.com/article.php?id=4967
Soil Moisture
Irrigation Sensors Improve Efficiency
Originally published by INDIANA PRAIRIE FARMER MAGAZINE - June 2010
Water Management - Utilize technology to monitor soil moisture (PDF version)
Originally published SUPERINTENDENT MAGAZINE - May 2010
Online article link: http://www.superintendentmagazine.com/article.php?id=5300
Effect of Sub-surface Drip Irrigation and Shade on Soil Moisture Uniformity in Residential Turf
Douglas L. Kieffer, Tom Campbell, Paper presented at the 2009 Irrigation Show
A Comparison of Fairway Distribution Uniformity Computed with Catch Can Data and with Soil Moisture Data from Three Sampling Depths
Douglas L. Kieffer, Mike Huck, Paper presented at the 2008 Irrigation Show
Managing Soil Moisture on Golf Greens Using a Portable Wave Reflectometer
Douglas L. Kieffer, T. Sean O’Connor, Paper presented at the 2007 Irrigation Show
IPM
One Step Ahead - A Michigan grower uses a prediction tool for thwarting major fruit diseases
Originally published AMERICAN/WESTERN FRUIT GROWER - February 2007
Orchard System For Monitoring Apple Scab, Disseminating Apple Scab Model Data Regionally, And Managing Ochard Fungicide Use
Originally published Jon M. Clements, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources - 2003
Light Measurement
DLI Measurements: A valuable addition to your toolbox
GPN January 2004
Daily Light Integral: A useful tool for the U.S. Floriculture Industry
Faust, Dr. Jim. Courtesy of FIRST
Plant Growth Responses to Daily Light Integrals
Faust, Dr. Jim. Courtesy of FIRST
The Effects of Hanging Baskets on the Greenhouse Light Environment
Faust, Dr. Jim. Courtesy of FIRST
pH and EC Measurement
How to test soil pH and EC in small containers
Originally published in GMPRO, March 2006
Monitoring Soil Salinity
Originally published by PACE Turfgrass Research Institute 2005
pH and EC chart
Originally published in Maximum Yield, July/August 1999
Nitrogen and Chlorophyll Measurement
Comparison and use of chlorophyll meters on wheat
by Lloyd Murdock, Dottie Call, and John James / Cooperative Extension Service
Cutting fertilizer cost...Color of corn leaf shows needed nitrogen for crop; scientists find leaf meter more accurate than soil test
Published by Peter Scharf / MU Extension plant sciences group
Comparing the Accuracy of the Cardy Portable Nitrate Meter with Laboratory Analysis of Nitrate Concentrations in Summer Annual Forages
G.E. Selk, R.C. LeValley, G.A. Highfill, and D.S. Buchanan
Nitrates in Forage Cause Cattle Deaths:A Common Weed and Uncommon Circumstances
Lawrence A. Halsey - Jefferson County Extension Director - University of Florida, Monticello
Quick Nitrate Test for Hybrid Sudangrass and Pearlmillet Hays
Hailin Zhang - Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
SPAD Recommendations for Rice Growers
Published by International Rice Research Institute, 2006
A Hand Held Radiometer for Assessment of Nitrogen and Potassium Status in Cotton
CM1000 used in NASA study of response in Grape Leaf Spectra to Phylloxera
2004-02 GCM: CM-1000 used for Turf Quality
2004 Univ of CT: N Measurement, Water Quality on Turf with CM-1000
The Effects of Hanging Baskets on the Greenhouse Light Environment
Laboratory Evaluation of the Horiba Cardy Nitrate Meter
Instrument for Rapid Nitrogen Testing in Corn: Nitrate Meter and Chlorophyll Meter
Two Methods for the Analysis of Petiole Nitrate Nitrogen Concentration in Irrigated Cotton
Soil Compaction
Soil Penetrometers: Probing for compaction
Successful Farming September 2005
Study Done With the SC-900 Soil Compaction Meter Using Rockware Software for GPS Applications
Miscellaneous
Brix Comparison Chart for Fresh Raw Produce
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