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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2024-09-13

Observation Date 2024-09-13

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: 0.7583 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges) Irrigation system delay setting: 27; Irrigation pressure: 21 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 9:30 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:25 a.m. Sunny , 65.7 °F, wind 4 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 4.56 mph) wind gust ? mph, from the East, relative humidity 89.2%. Weather conditions at 10:50 a.m. Sunny, 73.2 °F, wind 3 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.31 mph), wind gust ? mph, from the East, relative humidity 70%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 6,273,776.8; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 6,307,749.8; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 33,973 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

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Worker: Jarrod Rhoades
Equipment: Linear irrigation system,Valley Model 8000, 360° drops every 10', total length 230' • Material: H2O @ 0.75 inch per acre

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