In this 30-minute webinar, research scientist and METER’s Director of Scientific Outreach, Leo Rivera, dives deeper into soil water potential, applications of the measurement, and how to make sure you are making the most of the tools available. Within this webinar he will discuss:
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June 25th 2024, 9am PDT
Leo Rivera operates as a research scientist and Director of Science Outreach at METER Group, the world leader in soil moisture measurement. He earned his undergraduate degree in Agriculture Systems Management at Texas A&M University, where he also got his Master’s degree in Soil Science. There he helped develop an infiltration system for measuring hydraulic conductivity used by the NRCS in Texas. Currently, Leo is the force behind application development in METER’s hydrology instrumentation, including the SATURO, HYPROP and WP4C. He also works in R&D to explore new instrumentation for water and nutrient movement in soil.
Our scientists have decades of experience helping researchers and growers measure the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.
Soil water potential is a crucial measurement for optimizing yield and stewarding the environment. If you’re not measuring it, you’re likely getting the wrong answer to your soil moisture questions.
If you’re not measuring water potential, or not measuring it correctly, your data could be telling you the wrong thing. Water content measurements can only tell you so much, and inferring water potential from water content is inaccurate at best, and completely misleading in worst-case scenarios.
A comprehensive look at the science behind water potential measurement.
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