ontario sugar beet growers - Atrium - University of Guelph
ontario sugar beet growers - Atrium - University of Guelph
ontario sugar beet growers - Atrium - University of Guelph
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Irr 1-7: dates where grower applied irrigation through the Pivot System<br />
Location B: July 4 to October 3<br />
Grower measured rainfall - 190.24 mm<br />
Lnstrument (tipping Bucket rain gauge) measured rainfall = 215.4 mm<br />
- the grower measured 13.2% lower rainfall than the instrument<br />
** July 12 - grower estimated an irrigation however the irrigation water amount did not<br />
show in the tipping bucket rain gauge.<br />
** August 17 - graph showed a soil moisture increase but was not measured by the<br />
tipping bucket rain gauge nor did the grower record it.<br />
Fig. 7. Sugar <strong>beet</strong>s wilting - the reason for irrigation management.<br />
Soil Moisture Pr<strong>of</strong>iles<br />
Daily soil moisture values measured in SFU units, a relative value used by Adcon, at<br />
three soil depths <strong>of</strong> 10,30 and 60 cm, were recorded and made available through the<br />
internet for viewing. Figures 8 a,b,c - Location A and Figures 9 a,b,c - Location B.<br />
R<br />
Irr<br />
= significant rainfall event<br />
= grower Pivot irrigation event
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