Table 1_Estimating actual evapotranspiration of various agricultural water optimization pr

Field trials at Vernal and Cedar City, Utah, during 2022-23 evaluated four irrigation technologies, two irrigation levels, three crops, and management practices like drought-tolerant genetics and no-till. The study measured actual evapotranspiration, crop water productivity, and irrigation water productivity using soil moisture sensors installed at three depths. Author Tejinder Singh published the results under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Comparing water productivity of low-elevation sprinkler technologies (LEPA, LESA, LENA®) versus mid-elevation spray applicators (MESA) for different crops.
• Analyzing the effects of deficit irrigation (50% of ETc) on crop water productivity and irrigation water productivity.
• Evaluating the impact of drought-tolerant genetics, no-till, and cover cropping on water use efficiency in alfalfa, silage corn, and small grain forage.

Strengths

• Data is derived from controlled field trials with specific treatments for irrigation technology, level, and crop type.
• Soil moisture measurements were taken at three standardized depths (15, 45, and 75 cm) at two distinct Utah sites.
• The study provides direct comparisons of water productivity metrics for multiple agricultural management practices.

Limitations

• The dataset is small (19.8 KB), suggesting limited scope or summary-level data rather than raw observations.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Tejinder Singh.

Collection Method

Field trials with soil moisture sensor measurements.

Time Range

2022-23

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 06:10:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vernal and Cedar City, Utah, USA.