Get a direct view of the crop photosynthesis efficiency surpassing the insights gained from merely monitoring soil moisture and stem potential:
Transp-IR delivers precise irrigation advice for your crop based on exhaustive research by our R&D team of the crop’s water management physiology:
We understand growers need straightforward guidance, not more data to analyse. So, we simply show you whether the blue Crop Water Index is in the green Optimal Plant Water Status zone. You can dig into the details if you want to know more. If that’s still too much information you can have the crop send you an SMS or email if the Crop Water Index is outside the Optimal Plant Water Status zone.
The Transp-IR optimal plant water status zone is derived from the R&D that correlates water availability with crop development to maximise water use efficiency.
By providing the crop just the water it needs to efficiently photosynthesise you maximise its ability to develop a high-quality crop.
Reduce water input while keeping your yield similar to your typical yields or better if you tend to stress you crops to get better quality.
On hot, dry days when your crop really needs a drink, if you keep the water usage in the Optimal Plant Water Usage zone the crop will take up more nutrients as it is using the water to keep itself hydrated more efficiently.
When hot and dry days are approaching you can have the confidence of how much water to apply as Transp-IR will indicate daily if the crop has enough water to keep photosynthesising efficiently.
Other solutions look to minimise water availability in the soil for irrigation efficiency. Transp-IR allows the crop to tell you when it needs water to maximise its ability to efficiently photosynthesise.
Balance how you apply your fertiliser so that you are only fertigating when the crop needs water. This will increase the uptake of the nutrients as the crop is pulling the water it needs along with the nutrients in the soil.
Crops like grapes, that have a tap root, access water meters below the surface. They may indicate needing water with a soil moisture monitor when in fact there is water below the soil moisture probe the crop is accessing. Transp-IR will show you the crop is accessing this deep water as it watches the crop transpire at the leaf level, not the soil level
You can overlay irrigation and rainfall data onto the Crop Water Index to directly see the impact on a daily basis of the water available to the crop and how the crop responded
Visualise water impact on transpiration
Directly see the impact of rainfall and irrigation on your crop water usage.
Irrigation timing during extreme weather events
Reflect on previous irrigation amounts and weather indicators to determine how often to irrigate during upcoming heat and drought events to maintain optimal water use efficiency
