Soil Moisture Sensor Placement in Heterogeneous Fields: Field Study of Representativeness Across Three Farms

Authors

  • Ilie Gherghina Department of Agricultural Instrumentation, Campia Institute of Agro-Informatics, Rosiori de Vede, Romania Author
  • Ilmars Ceirans Department of Soil Science, Dobele Centre for Digital Agriculture, Dobele, Latvia Author
  • Gerbrand Feenstra-Wig Department of Irrigation Engineering, Westerkwartier Centre for Digital Agriculture, Leek, Netherlands Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22664398

Keywords:

Soil Moisture Sensor Placement in Heterogeneous Fields; Agro-informatics; Precision agriculture; Evidence synthesis; On-farm technology

Abstract

There is real interest in soil moisture sensor placement in heterogeneous fields right now, and real uncertainty about exactly
where it delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for soil moisture sensor placement in heterogeneous fields,
covering the methodological, practical, governance and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and
where farms and advisors are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported
by the evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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