Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Smart Irrigation and Hydrology Lab
Led by Sandra Guzmán · Agricultural and Biological Engineering
What we study
The Smart Irrigation and Hydrology Lab develops tools like sensors and AI to help farmers manage water efficiently. They work with citrus producers to test new technologies and improve water use in Florida.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Simulation of agricultural practices
They model how water and nutrients move from farms to the upper Floridan aquifer.
Decision Support Systems (DSS’s)
They create tools to help farmers make water management decisions.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Event-Based Decentralized Approach of Root Zone Soil Moisture Increase Dynamics
2026 · Air Soil and Water Research
Develops a model for tracking soil moisture after water inputs.
- Effect of Fabric Mulch Ground Covers on Lemon Trees Rhizosphere Microbiome in Florida Indian River Flatwood Soils
2026 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
Examines fabric mulch’s effect on lemon tree microbiomes in Florida.
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- Initial soil phosphorus status governs potato yield and nutrient uptake responses to fertilization in P-enriched sandy soils
2026 · Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Studies potato yield and nutrient uptake in P-enriched Florida soils.
- Bridging the gap between water-saving technologies and adoption in vegetable farming: insights from Florida, USA
2025 · Frontiers in Agronomy
Surveys Florida vegetable farmers on adopting water-saving tech, focusing on barriers and outreach.
- Improving the Integration of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Goals in Total Maximum Daily Load Model Implementation for Water Quality Management
2025 · Journal of Environmental Engineering
Identifies barriers to fair water quality management in the US.
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How to reach out
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