Smart Irrigation App

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Smart Irrigation App

UF/IFAS’ so-called “smart irrigation apps” include an urban lawn app that estimates how long you’ll need to water your lawn to meet current plant water demand

Looking to save money and water when you irrigate? UF/IFAS scientists have developed an app for that. Want to know what plants to grow in your garden? You guessed it: UF/IFAS has an app for that as well.

UF/IFAS’ so-called “smart irrigation apps” include an urban lawn app that estimates how long you’ll need to water your lawn to meet current plant water demand. It uses a simplified approach for automated irrigation systems. This urban lawn model uses meteorological data to compute a simple, real-time weekly water balance, said Kati Migliaccio, UF/IFAS associate professor in agricultural and biological engineering and lead designer of the app. Find these apps and others at Smartirrigationapps.org.
“The turf app provides a free resource to determine a schedule to apply the right amount of water to landscapes, which is personalized based on user inputs,” Migliaccio said.

Other faculty involved in the UF/IFAS smart irrigation apps are Clyde Fraisse, associate professor in agricultural and biological engineering; Kelly Morgan, associate professor in soil and water science at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, and George Vellidis, professor in crop and soil sciences at the University of Georgia.

UF/IFAS has developed plenty of other consumer-friendly apps:

Momol and Hansen got help in designing this app from UF/IFAS Extension horticultural sciences experts. The mobile app costs $1.99 a year and is available at ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/plants.

Andrew Koeser, assistant professor in environmental horticulture at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm, who’s also affiliated with the Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation, led the app’s development.
Growers are also using apps, including those designed for more effective irrigation of citrus, avocados, strawberries and vegetables.

In addition, UF/IFAS experts have developed apps called Gardening Solutions; Florida Seafood at Your Fingertips; iPest 1, 2 and 3; IveGot1, to report invasive plants and animals. 

Source: News Wise

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