International Water & Irrigation

3 The effects of Irrigation Frequency, Nitrogen Intake and Container Type on Plant Growth of Azalea ‘Chiffon’ flowers Gauging responses of the persimmon tree to water and nutrients to design efficient fertigation protocols Evaluating the productive responses of irrigated sunflower varieties in Brazil Contents THEFIRST IRRIGATION SYSTEMWITHABRAIN Agritech2018,8-10May.Booth100,Hall1 Tel-Avivconventioncenter, Israel Analyze Monitor Automate Vol. 37, No 1, 2018 cover_1/18.indd 1 5/5/18 12:01PM Vol 37. No 1/2018 ISSN 0334-5807 WORLD HEADQUARTERS: P.O. Box 21349, Tel Aviv 6121202, Israel Tel: 972-3-6959352 Fax: 972-3-6956116 E-mail: intwater@inter.net.il www.intwater.com Managing Director: Erika Cohen Group Editor: Amir Cohen Editor: Albert Hecht Editorial Assistant: Nirit Haker Administration: Arik Segal ON THE COVER Netafim , the world’s largest irrigation company that pioneered drip irrigation is now introducing: NetBeat™ the first irrigation system with a brain . NetBeat™ combines real-time data from the field with Dynamic Crop Models™ to personalize irrigation programs and optimize yields, while minimizing water and resource use. www.netafim.com 4 International Water Report 10 In ternational Product Review 14 Technological innovations that may ease a little the life of the Israeli farmer Zafrir Rinat 46 E xhbition Preview & Review 20 Gauging responses of the persimmon tree to water an d nutrients to design efficient fertigation protocols 26 Au tonomous irrigation is enabl ed by soil water tension control Dr. Mollie Sacks 39 The effects of Irrigation Frequency, Nitrogen Intake and Container Type on Plant Gr owth of Azalea ‘Chiffon’ flowe rs 33 Evaluating the productive res ponses of irrigated sunflowe r varieties in Brazil