Homeowners’ Preferences for Smart Irrigation Systems and Features
In this photo released from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, extension agent Janet Bargar checks the water flow and direction of a pop-up irrigation system at a home in Vero Beach.
PDF-2020
view on EDIS

Keywords

Landscapes and Water Conservation
Smart Irrigation Controllers

How to Cite

Khachatryan, Hayk, Alicia Rihn, Dong Hee Suh, and Michael Dukes. 2020. “Homeowners’ Preferences for Smart Irrigation Systems and Features: FE1080/FE1080 09/2020”. EDIS 2020 (5). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1080-2020.

Abstract

Drought conditions make landscape irrigation and reducing water use top-of-mind for many Floridians. Encouraging wise water use is of particular importance to the smart irrigation industry and water policy makers. This 5-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Dong Hee Suh, and Michael Dukes and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department pinpoints key attributes and barriers affecting consumers' irrigation purchases and their adoption of smart irrigation technologies.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1080

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1080-2020
PDF-2020
view on EDIS

References

Brehm, J. M., D. K. Pasko, and B. W. Eisenhauer. 2013. "Identifying Key Factors in Homeowner's Adoption of Water Quality Best Management Practices." Environmental Management 52(1): 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-013-0056-2

Cárdenas-Lailhacar, B., and M. D. Dukes. 2012. "Soil moisture sensor landscape irrigation controllers: Multi-study results and future implications." Transactions ASABE 55(2):581-590. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.41392

Davis, S. L., M. D. Dukes, and G. L. Miller. 2009. "Landscape irrigation by evapotranspiration-based irrigation controllers under dry conditions in southwest Florida." Agric. Water Mgmt. 96(12): 1828-1836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2009.08.005

Devitt, D. A., K. Carstensen, and R. L. Morris. 2008. "Residential water savings associated with satellite-based ET irrigation controllers." J. Irrig. and Drain. Eng. 134(1): 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2008)134:1(74)

Dukes, M.D. 2012. "Water conservation potential of landscape irrigation smart controllers." Transactions ASABE 55(2): 563-569. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.41391

Irrigation Association. 2008. Smart water application technology (SWAT) turf and landscape irrigation equipment testing protocol for climatologically based controllers: 8th draft. Falls Church, VA: Irrigation Association. Available at: www.irrigation.org. Accessed 15 October 2013.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.