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Automatic control method and system for irrigation

  • US 6,978,794 B2
  • Filed: 05/22/2003
  • Issued: 12/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling an irrigation system, comprising the steps of:

  • providing multiple independent time domain reflectometry sensors (“

    TDRS”

    ) having probes;

    distributing each TDRS at a different soil depth separate from another TDRS;

    measuring soil moisture content; and

    irrigating soil based upon said measuring step.

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