Precision Irrigation Scheduling Based on Wireless Soil Moisture Sensors to Improve Water Use Efficiency and Yield for Winter Wheat in Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 1

Irrigation treatments for drip irrigation showing type of sensor and irrigation set-points used for this research.

Irrigation method	Treatments	Sensor	Irrigation set points (thresholds)
Drip	TFP	Fixed based on observation. (farmer practice used as control)	Field capacity
Drip	T10	Tensiometer	10 kPa
Drip	T25	Tensiometer	25 kPa
Drip	ETc0.75	Weather data	ETc1.00
Drip	ETc1.0	Weather data	ETc0.75
Drip	WCSS415	WCSS (dielectric probe)	415 mV–25 kPa
Drip	WCSS450	WCSS (dielectric probe)	450 mV–15 kPa