Priority 1: Residential Benchmarks for minimal landscape water use

Topic:

Benchmarks for minimum water required for residential landscaping. Relationship between the volume of water usage and quality of landscape.

Description:

This priority area will focus research on how much water is required (i.e. minimum amount) for different landscapes based on site conditions and quality (visual and quantitative). It will also address landscape designs for no irrigation, and translation of known research to actual landscapes. In addition research will evaluate landscape needs in replications of actual residential settings (change in canopy cover, soils, including compacted soils, etc,) effect on water demand, as well as measure the effectiveness of water restrictions and their use and consistency.

Research Projects:: Agricultural Irrigation Efficiency Initiative: Irrigation & Cold Protection Study Us...; Applying Knowledge of Woody Ornamental Plant Physiology to Enhance Production and La...; A Review of Homeowner Surveys and Research on Landscaping Practices in Florida; Assessment of Water Savings Using Soil Moisture Sensors in Residential Areas; Citrus Irrigation Management to Increase Young Tree Growth and Productivity on Flatw...; Comparison of Irrigation Methods in Landscape Container Plant Production-Phase II; Comprehensive Nutrient and Water Use Research Projects in the Tri-County Agriculture...; Conserve Florida Water Clearinghouse; Controlling Irrigation With Tensiometers; Controlling Irrigation with Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Probes; Demonstration of Ebb and Flow Water Application System for Outdoor Containerized Pla...; Demonstration of Multipot Boxes for Container Nursery; Determine Water Requirements for Genetically Altered Lantana Camara Nursery and Land...; Determining Water Requirements of Select Tropical Foliage Plants During Production; Developing Water-Conserving Chill Protection Strategies for Ornamental Crops; Development of Irrigation Schedules and Crop Coefficients for Trees from Seedlings t...; Dissemination of Landscape Irrigation Information to Help Reduce Urban Landscape Wat...; Environmental Nutrient Management and Enhancement of Water Use Efficiency for Turf G...; Evaluation and Demonstration of Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation Controllers; Evaluation and Demonstration of Soil Moisture Based On-Demand Irrigation Controllers...; Evaluation and Development of a Reference Evapotranspiration Model for Irrigation of...; Evaluation of Management Practices to Reduce inputs for Herbaceous Landscape Ornamen...; Evaluation of Sensor Based Residential Irrigation Water Application; Evaluation of Soil Moisture Based On-Demand Irrigation Controllers-Phase II; Evaluation of Soil Moisture Based On-Demand Irrigation Controllers Using Reclaimed W...; Examination of SWAT Protocol Utilizing a Performance Analysis of Weather-Based Irrig...; Expanding Disk Rain Sensor Performance and Potential Irrigation Water Savings; Impact of Organic Amendments on Soil Water Retention & Water Conservation (B139); Improve Turfgrass Management As Related to Environmental Parameters; Increase Irrigation Efficiency and Water Conservation through Prevention of Micro-Ir...; Interception of Sprinkler Irrigation Water By Container- Grown Plants As Affected By...; Investigation and Development of Methods to Determine Urban Landscape Irrigation for...; Irrigation Literacy Evaluation; Irrigation Study; Madera Model Case Study: Documenting Resource Efficient Site Design Techniques; Maintaining Optimal Soil Moisture in Peanuts with Variable-Rate Irrigation; Maintenance of the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) in Support of the Agricu...; Micro-irrigation Technologies for Protection of Natural Resources and Optimum Produc...; Monitoring Best Leatherleaf Fern Irrigation and Nutrient Management Practices for Co...; On Farm Nutrient and Water Management in Conjunction With EPA Demonstration Project; Production, Transition Handling, and Reestablishment of Perennial Nursery Stock; Production Protocols and Garden/Landscape Performance to Expand Availability and Use...; Protecting Water Quality Through Use of Effective Water and Nutrient Management Prac...; Protocol for Water Needs of Shrubs During Establishment; Quantifying and Qualifying Water Use in Ornamental Plant Production; Real-time Irrigation Scheduling for Ornamental Plant Production Using Echo Moisture ...; Reducing Nursery and Landscape Water Use By Genetically Altering Nandina Plants; Residential Irrigation Efficiency Assessment & Monitoring; Resource Management Tool for Container Nurseries; Revision and Update of the AFSIRS Crop Water Use Simulation Model; Sensor-Based Automation of Residential Irrigation; Sensor-Based Control of Irrigation in Bermudagrass; Sensor-Based Irrigation Scheduling for Water and Nutrient Management; SMS & ET Controller Preliminary Results 2006; Sod Irrigation On-Farm Demonstration Project; Soil Moisture-Based Irrigation Control on St. Augustine Grass; Soil Moisture Sensor Performance on Turfgrass under Wet Conditions; Sprinkler Irrigation and Soil moisture Uniformity; Supplement for Residential Irrigation Efficiency-Year 3; Treasure Coast Container Nursery BMP Implementation; Turfgrass Fertility Management and Environmental Impact; Water Conservation in Landscape Irrigation Using ET Controllers

Extension Programs:: CSREES Florida – Water Quality Program – Water Conservation and Management; Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN); Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture, and Community Sustainability at Hastings; Gardening in a Minute; H2OUSE - Water Saver Home; Jess Stryker's Landscape Irrigation Tutorials; Program for Resource Efficient Communities; ProHort - Hillsborough County Extension Service - Horticulture Publications: Irrigat...; Research Centers & Demonstration Sites (RECs & RDSs); Small Farms/Alternative Enterprises - Organic Production: Fertility, Soil & Irrigati...; South Florida Agriculture Best Management Practice Blog (FABB); The Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program; U.S. Drought Monitor; Virtual Field Day - Water & Nutrient Management: Soil Moisture-Based Irrigation Syst...; Water Conserv II