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TDR Rods

TDR Rods

$58.00

WatchDog Sprayer Station

WatchDog Sprayer Station

Starting at $1,695.00

SpecWare 9 Pro Software

SpecWare 9 Pro Software

item # 3654P9

$294.00

SpecWare 9 Basic Software

SpecWare 9 Basic Software

item # 3654B9

$169.00

SpecMaps Web Mapping Utility

SpecMaps Web Mapping Utility

Starting at $100.00

SPAD 502 Plus Chlorophyll Meter

SPAD 502 Plus Chlorophyll Meter

Starting at $2,120.00

FieldScout SoilStik pH Meter

FieldScout SoilStik pH Meter

item # 2105

$149.00

 
 

Articles

Using Weather Data | Soil Moisture | IPM | Light Measurement | pH and EC Measurement
Nitrogen and Chlorophyll Measurement | Soil Compaction | Miscellaneous

 

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

Precision Turfgrass Management (PDF version)
Originally published SUPERINTENDENT MAGAZINE - January 2011
Online article link: http://www.superintendentmagazine.com/article.php?id=6243

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

Weeds hurt light quality
agprofessional.com - by Richard Kellyer

Tree shade exacerbates physiological decline of Greens during a Chicago summer
OnCourse Magazine - August 2008, Derek Settle, Ph.D.


 

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

PACE Insights Reference


 

Nitrogen and Chlorophyll Measurement

NASA-Developed Plant Health Measurement Technology is Becoming Big Business for Illinois Company
by Technology Development and Transfer Office / John C. Stennis Space Center

Comparison and use of chlorophyll meters on wheat
by Lloyd Murdock, Dottie Call, and John James / Cooperative Extension Service

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

A Hand Held Radiometer for Assessment of Nitrogen and Potassium Status in Cotton

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

Using a Chlorophyll Meter to Improve N Management

N Stress Sensing in Corn

Evaluation of a Hand-held Radiometer for Field Determination of Nitrogen
Status in Cotton

Sensing Nitrogen Stress in Corn
Iowa State University

SPAD on Papaya

SPAD on coffee leaves


 

Soil Compaction

Soil Penetrometers: Probing for compaction
Successful Farming September 2005


 

Miscellaneous

Brix Comparison Chart for Fresh Raw Produce

Stats Tutorial in Experiments