Prescribing a drip line for use in a field

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9894849
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14597954

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Prescribing a drip line for use in a field includes: accessing soil conditions data that includes vertical transect data relating to at least one vertical transect of soil in a field; based on a plant type and a length of time between a first watering and a second watering of a plant via the drip line, determining, a desired plant available water content of a portion of the soil within the at least one vertical transect to be substantially achieved as a result of the first watering; and based on the vertical transect data, the determined desired plant available water content, climate conditions data and geographical conditions data, determining perforation spacing and flow rate for a set of emitters for the drip line such that the desired plant available water is substantially achieved in the portion of the soil.

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PTX TRIMBLE LLC10368 WESTMOOR DRIVE WESTMINSTER CO 80021

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Fitzpatrick, David Denver, US 26 354
Rooney, Daniel James Lake Oswego, US 13 221
Wample, Robert Clovis, US 1 12

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