Enter on

Enter Enter Enter Enter Enter First Date

Readily
Total Management Available Threshold Crop
Field Wilting Available Root Allowed Moisture Moisture Moisture Stress
Date Capacity Point Water Depth Deficit Content Content Content Factor
FC WP TAW RD MAD RAW θt θ Ks
% % % m fraction % % %
3/14/2016 36 18 18 0.25 0.4 7.2 28.8 30.00 1.00
3/15/2016 36 18 18 0.26 0.4 7.2 28.8 28.54 0.98
3/16/2016 36 18 18 0.27 0.4 7.2 28.8 36.00 1.00
3/17/2016 36 18 18 0.28 0.4 7.2 28.8 34.64 1.00
3/18/2016 36 18 18 0.29 0.4 7.2 28.8 33.26 1.00
3/19/2016 36 18 18 0.30 0.4 7.2 28.8 31.86 1.00
3/20/2016 36 18 18 0.31 0.4 7.2 28.8 30.61 1.00
3/21/2016 36 18 18 0.32 0.4 7.2 28.8 29.39 1.00
3/22/2016 36 18 18 0.33 0.4 7.2 28.8 28.11 0.94
3/23/2016 36 18 18 0.34 0.4 7.2 28.8 34.31 1.00
3/24/2016 36 18 18 0.35 0.4 7.2 28.8 33.14 1.00
3/25/2016 36 18 18 0.36 0.4 7.2 28.8 31.94 1.00
3/26/2016 36 18 18 0.37 0.4 7.2 28.8 30.81 1.00
3/27/2016 36 18 18 0.38 0.4 7.2 28.8 29.68 1.00
3/28/2016 36 18 18 0.39 0.4 7.2 28.8 28.55 0.98
3/29/2016 36 18 18 0.40 0.4 7.2 28.8 27.45 0.88
3/30/2016 36 18 18 0.41 0.4 7.2 28.8 32.57 1.00
3/31/2016 36 18 18 0.42 0.4 7.2 28.8 31.45 1.00
4/1/2016 36 18 18 0.43 0.4 7.2 28.8 30.33 1.00
4/2/2016 36 18 18 0.44 0.4 7.2 28.8 29.24 1.00
4/3/2016 36 18 18 0.45 0.4 7.2 28.8 28.13 0.94
4/4/2016 36 18 18 0.46 0.4 7.2 28.8 27.13 0.85
4/5/2016 36 18 18 0.47 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.19 0.76
4/6/2016 36 18 18 0.48 0.4 7.2 28.8 30.53 1.00
4/7/2016 36 18 18 0.49 0.4 7.2 28.8 29.37 1.00
4/8/2016 36 18 18 0.50 0.4 7.2 28.8 28.03 0.93
4/9/2016 36 18 18 0.51 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.94 0.83
4/10/2016 36 18 18 0.52 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.94 0.73
4/11/2016 36 18 18 0.53 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.98 0.65
4/12/2016 36 18 18 0.54 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.14 0.57
4/13/2016 36 18 18 0.55 0.4 7.2 28.8 27.98 0.92
4/14/2016 36 18 18 0.56 0.4 7.2 28.8 27.14 0.85
4/15/2016 36 18 18 0.57 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.55 0.79
4/16/2016 36 18 18 0.58 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.82 0.72
4/17/2016 36 18 18 0.59 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.06 0.65
4/18/2016 36 18 18 0.60 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.38 0.59
4/19/2016 36 18 18 0.61 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.77 0.53
4/20/2016 36 18 18 0.62 0.4 7.2 28.8 27.30 0.86
4/21/2016 36 18 18 0.63 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.62 0.80
4/22/2016 36 18 18 0.64 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.06 0.75
4/23/2016 36 18 18 0.65 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.34 0.68
4/24/2016 36 18 18 0.66 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.61 0.61
4/25/2016 36 18 18 0.67 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.07 0.56
4/26/2016 36 18 18 0.68 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.57 0.52
4/27/2016 36 18 18 0.69 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.76 0.81
4/28/2016 36 18 18 0.70 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.10 0.75
4/29/2016 36 18 18 0.71 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.44 0.69
4/30/2016 36 18 18 0.72 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.84 0.63
5/1/2016 36 18 18 0.73 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.19 0.57
5/2/2016 36 18 18 0.74 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.57 0.52
5/3/2016 36 18 18 0.75 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.10 0.47
5/4/2016 36 18 18 0.76 0.4 7.2 28.8 26.02 0.74
5/5/2016 36 18 18 0.77 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.35 0.68
5/6/2016 36 18 18 0.78 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.85 0.63
5/7/2016 36 18 18 0.79 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.36 0.59
5/8/2016 36 18 18 0.80 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.84 0.54
5/9/2016 36 18 18 0.81 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.44 0.50
5/10/2016 36 18 18 0.82 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.07 0.47
5/11/2016 36 18 18 0.83 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.73 0.72
5/12/2016 36 18 18 0.84 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.18 0.66
5/13/2016 36 18 18 0.85 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.63 0.61
5/14/2016 36 18 18 0.86 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.14 0.57
5/15/2016 36 18 18 0.87 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.78 0.54
5/16/2016 36 18 18 0.88 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.36 0.50
5/17/2016 36 18 18 0.89 0.4 7.2 28.8 22.98 0.46
5/18/2016 36 18 18 0.90 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.48 0.69
5/19/2016 36 18 18 0.91 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.99 0.65
5/20/2016 36 18 18 0.92 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.48 0.60
5/21/2016 36 18 18 0.93 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.08 0.56
5/22/2016 36 18 18 0.94 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.78 0.53
5/23/2016 36 18 18 0.95 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.43 0.50
5/24/2016 36 18 18 0.94 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.11 0.47
5/25/2016 36 18 18 0.93 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.47 0.69
5/26/2016 36 18 18 0.92 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.96 0.64
5/27/2016 36 18 18 0.91 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.56 0.61
5/28/2016 36 18 18 0.90 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.21 0.57
5/29/2016 36 18 18 0.89 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.85 0.54
5/30/2016 36 18 18 0.88 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.48 0.51
5/31/2016 36 18 18 0.87 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.13 0.47
6/1/2016 36 18 18 0.86 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.70 0.71
6/2/2016 36 18 18 0.85 0.4 7.2 28.8 25.20 0.67
6/3/2016 36 18 18 0.84 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.69 0.62
6/4/2016 36 18 18 0.83 0.4 7.2 28.8 24.18 0.57
6/5/2016 36 18 18 0.82 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.73 0.53
6/6/2016 36 18 18 0.81 0.4 7.2 28.8 23.31 0.49
 Enter Daily Enter EXAMPLE ASSUMPTIONS

Applied
Average Soil Irrigation Did
Average Crop Evapotranspiration Water Irrigation or Stress Lost
Evapotranspiration Adjusted for Stress Deficit needed Rainfall Occur? Irrigation 1. The crop is sweet peppers
ETc ETc adj 2. The season length is 85 days
mm mm % mm mm mm 3. Rooting depth was obtained fr
3.80 3.80 6.0 15 0 NO 0 4. ETc was obtained from ETc= Kc
3.90 3.81 7.5 19 0 YES 0.00 5. Kc for peppers was used.
3.80 3.80 0.0 0 25 NO 0.39 6. ETo was obtained from a weat
4.00 4.00 1.4 4 0 NO 0.00 7. In this example, if crop stress o
4.20 4.20 2.7 8 0 NO 0.00
3.90 3.90 4.1 12 0 NO 0.00
3.90 3.90 5.4 17 0 NO 0.00
4.20 4.20 6.6 21 0 NO 0.00
4.20 3.93 7.9 26 0 YES 0.00
4.10 4.10 1.7 6 25 NO 0.00
4.30 4.30 2.9 10 0 NO 0.00
4.20 4.20 4.1 15 0 NO 0.00
4.30 4.30 5.2 19 0 NO 0.00
4.40 4.40 6.3 24 0 NO 0.00
4.50 4.40 7.5 29 0 YES 0.00
4.60 4.03 8.5 34 0 YES 0.00
4.70 4.70 3.4 14 25 NO 0.00
4.80 4.80 4.6 19 0 NO 0.00
4.80 4.80 5.7 24 0 NO 0.00
5.00 5.00 6.8 30 0 NO 0.00
4.90 4.60 7.9 35 0 YES 0.00
5.20 4.40 8.9 41 0 YES 0.00
5.50 4.17 9.8 46 0 YES 0.00
5.70 5.70 5.5 26 25 NO 0.00
6.70 6.70 6.6 32 0 NO 0.00
6.00 5.57 8.0 40 0 YES 0.00
6.30 5.21 9.1 46 0 YES 0.00
6.90 5.07 10.1 52 0 YES 0.00
7.00 4.52 11.0 58 0 YES 0.00
6.80 3.87 11.9 64 0 YES 0.00
5.10 4.71 8.0 44 25 YES 0.00
4.00 3.39 8.9 50 0 YES 0.00
5.30 4.19 9.5 54 0 YES 0.00
6.20 4.49 10.2 59 0 YES 0.00
6.30 4.12 10.9 65 0 YES 0.00
6.30 3.72 11.6 70 0 YES 0.00
5.80 3.10 12.2 75 0 YES 0.00
5.00 4.31 8.7 54 25 YES 0.00
4.50 3.59 9.4 59 0 YES 0.00
6.20 4.62 9.9 64 0 YES 0.00
7.10 4.83 10.7 69 0 YES 0.00
5.90 3.61 11.4 75 0 YES 0.00
6.10 3.43 11.9 80 0 YES 0.00
5.80 2.99 12.4 85 0 YES 0.00
5.70 4.62 9.2 64 25 YES 0.00
6.20 4.65 9.9 69 0 YES 0.00
6.30 4.34 10.6 75 0 YES 0.00
7.50 4.75 11.2 80 0 YES 0.00
8.00 4.58 11.8 86 0 YES 0.00
6.90 3.56 12.4 92 0 YES 0.00
5.90 2.78 12.9 97 0 YES 0.00
6.90 5.12 10.0 76 25 YES 0.00
5.80 3.95 10.6 82 0 YES 0.00
6.10 3.87 11.2 87 0 YES 0.00
7.10 4.18 11.6 92 0 YES 0.00
5.90 3.19 12.2 97 0 YES 0.00
6.10 3.07 12.6 102 0 YES 0.00
6.10 2.86 12.9 106 0 YES 0.00
6.50 4.65 10.3 85 25 YES 0.00
7.00 4.65 10.8 91 0 YES 0.00
6.90 4.24 11.4 97 0 YES 0.00
5.50 3.13 11.9 102 0 YES 0.00
6.90 3.69 12.2 106 0 YES 0.00
6.80 3.38 12.6 111 0 YES 0.00
5.50 2.54 13.0 116 0 YES 0.00
6.40 4.43 10.5 95 25 YES 0.00
7.30 4.72 11.0 100 0 YES 0.00
6.10 3.66 11.5 106 0 YES 0.00
5.10 2.87 11.9 111 0 YES 0.00
6.20 3.32 12.2 115 0 YES 0.00
6.00 3.02 12.6 119 0 YES 0.00
6.50 3.07 12.9 121 0 YES 0.00
6.70 4.63 10.5 98 25 YES 0.00
5.70 3.67 11.0 102 0 YES 0.00
5.20 3.16 11.4 104 0 YES 0.00
5.60 3.22 11.8 106 0 YES 0.00
6.00 3.25 12.2 108 0 YES 0.00
6.00 3.04 12.5 110 0 YES 0.00
6.10 2.90 12.9 112 0 YES 0.00
5.90 4.20 10.3 89 25 YES 0.00
6.50 4.33 10.8 92 0 YES 0.00
6.80 4.21 11.3 95 0 YES 0.00
6.50 3.72 11.8 98 0 YES 0.00
6.40 3.39 12.3 101 0 YES 0.00
6.30 3.10 12.7 103 0 YES 0.00
PLE ASSUMPTIONS

p is sweet peppers
ason length is 85 days
g depth was obtained from the field
s obtained from ETc= KcETo equation
peppers was used.
s obtained from a weather station. Now a days, weather stations routinely estimate ETo.
example, if crop stress occurred for 1 day, then irrigation was applied at more or less the value of the deficit ("Irrigation needed")
it ("Irrigation needed")
 Enter Enter

Percent Volume of Pump Time to

Irrigation Wetted Irrigation Water to Manifold Apply
Date Needed Field Area Area Efficiency Apply Flow Rate Irrigation

Gallons
per
mm Acres % % gallons Minute Hours
3/14/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/15/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/16/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
3/17/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/18/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/19/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/20/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/21/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/22/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/23/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
3/24/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/25/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/26/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/27/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/28/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/29/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
3/30/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
3/31/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/1/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/2/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/3/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/4/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/5/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/6/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
4/7/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/8/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/9/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/10/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/11/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/12/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/13/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
4/14/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/15/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/16/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/17/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/18/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/19/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/20/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
4/21/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/22/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/23/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/24/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/25/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/26/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/27/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
4/28/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/29/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
4/30/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/1/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/2/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/3/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/4/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
5/5/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/6/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/7/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/8/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/9/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/10/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/11/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
5/12/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/13/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/14/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/15/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/16/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/17/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/18/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
5/19/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/20/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/21/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/22/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/23/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/24/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/25/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
5/26/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/27/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/28/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/29/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/30/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
5/31/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
6/1/2016 25 5 50 90 74236 500 2.5
6/2/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
6/3/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
6/4/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
6/5/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
6/6/2016 0 5 50 90 0 500 0.0
 Soil Moisture Content Vs. Da
40.00

35.00

30.00
Moisture Cotent (%)

25.00

20.00

15.00

10.00

5.00

0.00
2/20/20163/11/20163/31/20164/20/20165/10/20165/30/20166/19/
Date
ontent Vs. Date

Volumetic Soil Moisture Content

Threshold Moisture Content:

Start Irrigating

Soil Field Capacity: Stop

Irrigating

Wilting Point

5/30/20166/19/2016
 Crop Evapotranspiration (ETc) and Adjusted Crop Evapotranspiration (ETcadj) for

9.00
8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00 ETcad
ETcandETcadj (mm)

j
3.00 ETc
2.00
1.00
0.00
2/20/2016

3/11/2016

3/31/2016

4/20/2016

5/10/2016

5/30/2016

6/19/2016

DATE
nspiration (ETcadj) for Limited Water Conditions Vs. Time

ETcad
j
ETc
 Crop Stress Factor, Ks

0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
2/20/2016 1.00

3/11/2016

3/31/2016

DATE
4/20/2016

5/10/2016
Crop Stress Factor (Ks) Vs. Time

5/30/2016
me Note: The Ks factor should be maintained at a value close to 1 to minimize

YIELD LOSS ESTIMATE

The estimated relative yield based on equation 24 of FAO Irrigation and D

Ky = 1.1
Relative Yield = 70.4%
5/30/2016

6/19/2016
ue close to 1 to minimize the yield reduction.

4 of FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 56. For the example, assume a Ky value of 1.1.
 Cumulative Cumulative
Date ETc Irrigation
3/14/2016 3.80 0
3/15/2016 7.70 0 C
3/16/2016 11.50 25 600.00
3/17/2016 15.50 25
3/18/2016 19.70 25
3/19/2016 23.60 25 500.00

Cumulative ET or Irrigation (mm)

3/20/2016 27.50 25
3/21/2016 31.70 25
3/22/2016 35.90 25 400.00
3/23/2016 40.00 50
3/24/2016 44.30 50
3/25/2016 48.50 50 300.00
3/26/2016 52.80 50
3/27/2016 57.20 50
3/28/2016 61.70 50 200.00
3/29/2016 66.30 50
3/30/2016 71.00 75
3/31/2016 75.80 75
100.00
4/1/2016 80.60 75
4/2/2016
4/3/2016
85.60
90.50
75
75
0.00

3/11/2016

3/31/2016
2/20/2016
4/4/2016 95.70 75
4/5/2016 101.20 75
4/6/2016 106.90 100
4/7/2016 113.60 100
4/8/2016 119.60 100
4/9/2016 125.90 100
4/10/2016 132.80 100
4/11/2016 139.80 100
4/12/2016 146.60 100
4/13/2016 151.70 125 Note: The goal of irrigation scheduling is to try to
4/14/2016 155.70 125
4/15/2016 161.00 125
4/16/2016 167.20 125
4/17/2016 173.50 125
4/18/2016 179.80 125
4/19/2016 185.60 125
4/20/2016 190.60 150
4/21/2016 195.10 150
4/22/2016 201.30 150
4/23/2016 208.40 150
4/24/2016 214.30 150
4/25/2016 220.40 150
4/26/2016 226.20 150
4/27/2016 231.90 175
4/28/2016 238.10 175
4/29/2016 244.40 175
4/30/2016 251.90 175
5/1/2016 259.90 175
5/2/2016 266.80 175
5/3/2016 272.70 175
5/4/2016 279.60 200
5/5/2016 285.40 200
5/6/2016 291.50 200
5/7/2016 298.60 200
5/8/2016 304.50 200
5/9/2016 310.60 200
5/10/2016 316.70 200
5/11/2016 323.20 225
5/12/2016 330.20 225
5/13/2016 337.10 225
5/14/2016 342.60 225
5/15/2016 349.50 225
5/16/2016 356.30 225
5/17/2016 361.80 225
5/18/2016 368.20 250
5/19/2016 375.50 250
5/20/2016 381.60 250
5/21/2016 386.70 250
5/22/2016 392.90 250
5/23/2016 398.90 250
5/24/2016 405.40 250
5/25/2016 412.10 275
5/26/2016 417.80 275
5/27/2016 423.00 275
5/28/2016 428.60 275
5/29/2016 434.60 275
5/30/2016 440.60 275
5/31/2016 446.70 275
6/1/2016 452.60 300
6/2/2016 459.10 300
6/3/2016 465.90 300
6/4/2016 472.40 300
6/5/2016 478.80 300
6/6/2016 485.10 300
 Cumulative ET vs. Irrigation

Cumulative ET
3/11/2016

3/31/2016

4/20/2016

5/30/2016

6/19/2016
5/10/2016

Date

tion scheduling is to try to match the applied irrigation with the ET. By the end of the season, the cumulative
 Cumulative ET

season, the cumulative irrigation should more or less equal the cumulative ET.