CPC A01G 25/165 (2013.01) [A01G 25/00 (2013.01); A01G 25/16 (2013.01); A01G 25/167 (2013.01); Y10T 137/189 (2015.04); Y10T 137/1866 (2015.04)] | 18 Claims |
1. An Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method for irrigating a field using a pump comprising an outlet supplying water to the field and an inlet connected to a water source, the method comprising:
placing a water depth sensor at a sensing location in the field;
sensing using said sensor from time to time a water depth below a surface of the field at the sensing location; and
transmitting said sensed water depth to a pump controller located remotely from the sensing location using a wireless connection;
wherein said pump controller enables the pump when said sensed water depth is below a low water depth.
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