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Characterizing interactions between weather and crop physiology to improve understanding of plant growth and watershed hydrology.
 WMSRU employees install neutron probe access tubes, which are used to measure soil water content in nearly 100 individual plots throughout the growing season.
 We investigate plant hydraulic functioning of root systems and water use of crop plants.  See research under Louise Comas for details.


Mission: We promote resilient and sustainable water-limited agricultural production systems through irrigation and crop production field research using remote sensing, irrigation scheduling, and crop growth monitoring to manage these systems for economic benefits and environmental services. Equally, we develop simulation models and tools from field to watershed scales that extend field research and serve as decision support tools for farmers, agricultural industry, cooperative extension, and action agencies. **Research Projects** **Improving the Sustainability of Irrigated Farming Systems in Semi-Arid Regions**
**Response of Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Watersheds to Changes in Water Availability, Land Use, Management, and Climate**


**Research Scientists** Barnard, David (Dave) - Research Agronomist Comas, Louise- Plant Physiologist DeJonge, Kendall- Agricultural Engineer Mankin, Kyle - Research Leader, Research Agricultural Engineer Gleason, Sean - Plant Physiologist Green, Timothy - Agricultural Engineer Zhang, Huihui - Agricultural Engineer **Support Staff** Erskine, Rob Hunter, Cameron Kipka, Holm Lighthart, Nathan Steward, Ross Wenz, Joshua Yemoto, Kevin Retired Scientists McMaster, Greg - Agronomist Trout, Thomas - Agricultural Engineer & Cooperator


Plains Area   Kyle.Mankin@USDA.GOV


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