Pulse irrigation boosts water efficiency, slashing bell pepper water use
Pulse irrigation was used to study water consumption in bell peppers during different growing seasons. The researchers measured crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficient to determine the most efficient water use. They found that adding more irrigation pulses led to lower water consumption by the crop. The Penman-Monteith method was the most accurate in estimating reference evapotranspiration. This study shows that using pulse irrigation can help farmers make better decisions about water management in agriculture.