Manage your farms with
Water Irrigation Soil Environment
(WISE) decisions
DesertAgWISE combines a century of research expertise on desert crops, science-based intelligence, and the latest technology, to provide a desert-specific WISE (Water Irrigation Soil Environment) tool to optimize production efficiencies.
Efficient irrigation to achieve water and salt balance is critical for agricultural sustainablity in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
This requires WISE (Water Irrigation Soil Environment) decisions and a keen understanding of desert crop production systems and rotations.
Over a 6 year period, research scientists from the USDA-ARS and University of Arizona precisely quantified crop water use and the effects
on soil salinity over typical cropping seasons in commercial agriculture fields where various irrigation application methods are utilized.
The dataset of updated crop water use and soil salinity impacts amassed by the research team, the extensive knowledge of the researchers,
and the input of experienced Ag industry collaborators (paved the way for, provided the basis of, set the stage for) DesertAgWISE,
a unique management tool that provides crop-specific recommendatons to help growers fine-tune irrigation timing and quantity to provide
for actual crop water needs while managing soil salinity levels for productivity and long-term sustainability.
The benefits are clear
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