{"id":153,"date":"2019-04-18T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T11:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/?p=153"},"modified":"2022-03-31T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T08:24:32","slug":"use-case-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/index.php\/2019\/04\/18\/use-case-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Case 3: Irrigation System Management in Jalgaon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video hiddencontent\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" muted=\"true\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/video-preview-lotus.jpg\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\">Sorry, your browser doesn&#039;t support embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00b4cd;\">Use Case 3: Irrigation System Management in Jalgaon<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts-200x57.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts-400x114.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts-600x172.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts-800x229.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lotus-india.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/use-case3_facts-1024x293.jpg 1024w, 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present and future availability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #00b4cd;\">Scope of the use case:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The LOTUS solution will be implemented in manually operated and in automated irrigation systems to improve the current practice of irrigation and fertilisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #00b4cd;\">Key aims for improving water quality for irrigation systems:<\/span> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To improve crop yield by improving water quality for irrigation and by optimising the use of fertilisers;<\/li>\n<li>To enhance the sustainability of irrigation by the optimisation of irrigation schedules and by reducing fouling and clogging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #00b4cd;\"><strong>How LOTUS will improve water quality for irrigation systems:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>LOTUS sensors will be used to provide information on the water quality from the different sources, enabling to optimise water quality and quantity;<\/li>\n<li>Measurements of water quality will be taken before and after deployment of the LOTUS solution and compared;<\/li>\n<li>Fertigation schedules that were validated in irrigation laboratories will be tested on field plots with different crops with and without the LOTUS sensor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #00b4cd;\">Current Developments:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Guidelines on the required amount of water and fertiliser depending on the crop growth stage are studied and will be implemented in a decision support system.<\/li>\n<li>Two test fields are selected and prepared for the deployment and testing of the LOTUS sensor prototype.<\/li>\n<li>A prediction model for the soil moisture depending on past, current and forecasted weather conditions is developed to enable predictive irrigation scheduling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #00b4cd;\">Outcomes of Use Case 3:<\/span> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Enabling more efficient fertigation methods,<\/li>\n<li>The average land holding in India is 2.5 to 3 hectars per water source, corresponding to a potential of 2.6 million solutions deployed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div 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