Reduced Frequency of Soil Moisture Measurements for Cost-effective Irrigation Management in Arid Regions

Authors

  • QASEM ABDELAL Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Sustainable Systems Engineering, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3303-1079
  • MUHAMMAD RASOOL AL-KILANI Department of Land, Water and Environment, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
  • JAWAD AL-BAKRI Department of Land, Water and Environment, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-8265
  • MEHDI KEBLOUTI Environmental Engineering and Technology Laboratory, Department of Hydraulic, Faculty of Technology, Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, P.O. Box 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-4097
  • AHMAD SAKNA UNESCO Regional Office for Cairo and Sudan, 6th of October City, 15525, Greater Cairo, Egypt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7712-5942

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v28i1.3254

Keywords:

Smart irrigation, Soil moisture, Sensors, Cost effective irrigation

References

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01-03-2026

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ABDELAL, Q., AL-KILANI, M. R., AL-BAKRI, J., KEBLOUTI, M., & SAKNA, A. (2026). Reduced Frequency of Soil Moisture Measurements for Cost-effective Irrigation Management in Arid Regions. Journal of Agrometeorology, 28(1), 99–102. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v28i1.3254

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2026): March

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