The sensitive center pivot and thrifty irrigation

In the face of drought in California and the Plains, growers are looking for ways to make the thriftiest use possible from the scarce water supply, says Ensia, describing research on how to nurture crops without wastage. In Texas, USDA research engineer Susan O’Shaughnessy is developing sensors that measure the temperature of the leaf canopy of… » Read More

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