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    Soil Moisture Sensor

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    This soil moisture sensor can detect when soil is dry and in need of water by outputting a high level signal. It allows for automatic watering of plants. The sensor has three output modes - digital for simplicity, analog for accuracy, and serial for exact readings. Using soil moisture sensors helps farmers irrigate efficiently to meet crop needs without excess water that wastes money and resources or harms the environment. It prevents over- and under-watering to maximize yields and quality.

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    Soil Moisture Sensor

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    This soil moisture sensor can detect when soil is dry and in need of water by outputting a high level signal. It allows for automatic watering of plants. The sensor has three output modes - digital for simplicity, analog for accuracy, and serial for exact readings. Using soil moisture sensors helps farmers irrigate efficiently to meet crop needs without excess water that wastes money and resources or harms the environment. It prevents over- and under-watering to maximize yields and quality.

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    This soil moisture sensor can detect when soil is dry and in need of water by outputting a high level signal. It allows for automatic watering of plants. The sensor has three output modes - digital for simplicity, analog for accuracy, and serial for exact readings. Using soil moisture sensors helps farmers irrigate efficiently to meet crop needs without excess water that wastes money and resources or harms the environment. It prevents over- and under-watering to maximize yields and quality.

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    Soil Moisture Sensor

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    This soil moisture sensor can detect when soil is dry and in need of water by outputting a high level signal. It allows for automatic watering of plants. The sensor has three output modes - digital for simplicity, analog for accuracy, and serial for exact readings. Using soil moisture sensors helps farmers irrigate efficiently to meet crop needs without excess water that wastes money and resources or harms the environment. It prevents over- and under-watering to maximize yields and quality.

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    Soil Moisture Sensor

    This sensor can be used to test the moisture of soil, when the soil is having water shortage, the
    module output is at high level, else the output is at low level. By using this sensor one can
    automatically water the flower plant, or any other plants requiring automatic watering technique.
    Module triple output mode, digital output is simple, analog output more accurate, serial output
    with exact readings.

    The use of soil moisture sensors helps growers with irrigation scheduling by providing
    information about when and how much to water. This provides for efficient use of water; enough
    to meet crop needs without applying excess or too little water. Excessive irrigation increases the
    cost of production from additional pumping costs and fertilizer lost to runoff and leaching. It can
    also decrease yields from water logging and leaching of soil nutrients. Excessive runoff can
    sometimes be harmful to the environment if fertilizers and pesticides moved to sensitive
    environments. Under watering results in plant stress which can reduce yield and crop quality.

    This fact sheet introduces several soil water monitoring options that, when used correctly, can
    help growers avoid over and under watering. The use of soil moisture sensors requires an
    understanding of soil moisture depletion, available soil water, and irrigation application.

    Understanding some basic terms, definitions and concepts will help you make irrigation
    management choices. Below are some general soil moisture definitions:

    • Saturation: At saturation all pore space in the soil is filled with water, no air. Most agriculture
    soils have between 40 and 50 percent (4.8 to 6 inches per foot) voids (pore space) that are filled
    with water and/or air.

    • Field Capacity: Soil water content after water has drained by gravity. Field capacity of most
    agriculture soils ranges between 20 and 45 percent by volume (2.4 to 5.4 inches per foot).
    • Permanent Wilting Point: Soil water content when plants or crops cannot obtain water from the
    soil. Permanent wilting point ranges between 7 (sand) and 24 (clay) percent by volume (0.8 and
    2.9 inches per foot) for most agriculture soils.

    • Available (Usable) Water: The soil water content between field capacity and permanent wilting
    point. Although plants can utilize the water, plant stress occurs as soil water content approaches
    permanent wilting point.

    • Allowable Depletion: The soil water content available to crops without causing stress that
    impacts yield or crop quality. The allowable depletion is dependent on crop type, crop growth
    stage, and climate. Allowable depletion can range between 25 percent of available water for
    crops very sensitive to small changes in soil moisture to over 50 percent of available water for
    crops that are less sensitive to water stress.

    • Dry Bulk Density: The oven-dried weight of soil in a known volume of field extracted sample
    (e.g., using the sample length and diameter from a sampling tube).

    • Soil Porosity: The pore volume of soil divided by the total volume of a soil sample.

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