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If irrigation efficiency is a goal of yours, a new predictive model may make scheduling easier in the future. José Manuel Mirás Avalos, Tenured Scientist at Misión Biológica de Galicia in the Spanish Nation Research Council (CSIC) (MBG-CSIC) in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) is working on a Decision Support System (DSS) prototype for irrigation and fertilization of winegrapes. This computer model accounts for multiple variables including weather, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, soil type, plant spacing, bud break, variety, and wine quality goals to help farmers make more informed irrigation decisions throughout the growing season.

• 191: CropManage: Improving the Precision of Water and Fertilizer Inputs
• 195: Hydrological Mapping: A Vital Component of Effective Water Conservation Plans
• 213: High Resolution Data from Space Helps Farmers Plan for Climate Change
• Decision Support System for Seasonal Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilization
• Decision support system for selecting the rootstock, irrigation regime and nitrogen fertilization in winemaking vineyards: WANUGRAPE4.0
• Effects of the Annual Nitrogen Fertilization Rate on Vine Performance and Grape Quality for Winemaking: Insights from a Meta-Analysis
• Fiabilidad de la monitorización del contenido de agua del suelo para determinar el estado hídrico de la vid. ("Reliability of monitoring soil water content to determine the water status of the vine") -in Spanish
• José Manuel Mirás Avalos on ResearchGate:
• José Manuel Mirás Avalos On LinkedIn

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Craig Macmillan 0:00

Our guest today is José Man