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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2024-08-23

Observation Date 2024-08-23

Comment:
Irrigated soybeans in the LTER Irrigated Resource Gradient Experiment (Irrigated N-rate Study). Equipment used: Irrigated with the Valley 8000 Linear Irrigation System. Amount of water applied: 0.625 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges) Irrigation system delay setting: 31; Irrigation pressure: 20 psi; Pressure at the pump: 48 psi. Time of application was between 9:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:30 a.m. Partly Cloudy , 66 °F, wind 6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was ? mph) wind gust ? mph, from the South West, relative humidity 71%. Weather conditions at 10:45 a.m. Partly Cloudy, 70 °F, wind 7 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was ? mph), wind gust ? mph, from the South West, relative humidity 60%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 6,050,466; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 6,084,819.1; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 34,353.1 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Average 420 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

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Resource_Gradient-Irrigated Resource_Gradient_Non-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

Activities:

Worker: Jarrod Rhoades
Equipment: Linear irrigation system,Valley Model 8000, 360° drops every 10', total length 230' • Material: H2O @ 0.62 inch per acre

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