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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2024-09-10

Observation Date 2024-09-10

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: 0.8375 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges) Irrigation system delay setting: 25; Irrigation pressure: 21 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 9:20 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:05 a.m. Sunny , 66.5 °F, wind 1-2 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 1.02 mph) wind gust 1.15 mph, from the South, relative humidity 99.4%. Weather conditions at 10:45 a.m. Sunny, 69.6 °F, wind 3-5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.53 mph), wind gust ? mph, from the West, relative humidity 80.7%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 6,228,770; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 6,273,777.2; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 45,007.2 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Average 424 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 @ 0.84 inch per acre

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