System and method for scheduling irrigation
CA 1250638 A · Owner: The Standard Oil Company · Inventors: Keenen, Melvin; Gardner, Bronson
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A system and method for scheduling irrigation of an agricultural area in which a crop is being grown, which is primarily based on the measurement of actual plant responses to soil water deficits for efficient and effective irrigation. The system and method are characterized by plural sensors for sensing a plurality of parameters related to the agricultural area, including crop canopy temperature from which the water stress, condition of the crop can be determined and for generating sensor data, respectively representative of the sensed parameters; an electronic device operatively connected to the sensors for controllably receiving the sensor, data from the sensors and deriving therefrom …
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- Granted February 28, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 28, 2006.
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