Research and Extension Presentations (selected):
2021
Irrigation Management Tools and Technologies Workshop UCCE Imperial County – March 3rd, 2021
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Fundamentals of site-specific variable rate irrigation management
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Challenges and opportunities to use drones for irrigation management
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VRI-EVAL: A web-based tool for variable rate irrigation pre-adoption assessment
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2020
UCR URBAN LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION AND WATER CONSERVATION VIRTUAL FIELD DAY FOR MASTER GARDENERS RECORDED PRESENTATIONS
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Smart irrigation controllers
(Amir Haghverdi, Assistant CE Professor, UCR) |
Bermudagrass irrigation using recycled water & SMS based smart controller (Amninder Singh, PhD Candidate, UCR)
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Groundcover irrigation using ET based smart controller (Anish Sapkota, PhD Candidate, UCR)
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Landscape Tree Mulch Study (Janet Hartin, UCANR, Area Environmental Horticulturist)
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Drought resistance, tolerance and avoidance mechanisms of ornamental plants (Don Merhaut, Associate CE Professor , UCR)
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Climate-Ready Landscape Trees (Janet Hartin, Area Environmental Horticulturist, UCANR)
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2019
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- Haghverdi, A*., Sapkota, A., Singh, A., Haver, D., Reiter, M., Ghodsi, S., Merhaut, D., Hartin, J. (2019). Autonomous Turfgrass and Groundcover Irrigation Management Using Smart Irrigation Controllers in Southern and Central California. 2019 Irrigation Show, December 4-5, 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada (oral presentation).
Sapkota, A*., Singh, A., Wahba, V., Ghodsi, S., Merhaut, D., and Haghverdi, A. (2019). Using technologies to increase landscape water use efficiency in Southern California. Graduate Student Poster Fair 2019. International Students and Scholars Office, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA. Sept. 17 (poster presentation). - Cheung, K*., Pourreza, A., Zuniga-Ramirez, G., Reiter, M., Haghverdi, A. (2019). Identification of drought stress in turfgrass using hyperspectral and multispectral remote sensing, 2019 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Boston, MA (Oral presentation).
- Cheung, K*., Pourreza, A., Zuniga-Ramirez, G., Reiter, M., Haghverdi, A. (2019). Identification of drought stress in turfgrass using hyperspectral and multispectral remote sensing, ASABE CA/NV Sectional Meeting, Tulare, CA (poster presentation).
- Wu, L*., Haghverdi, A. (2019). Assessment of Nitrogen and Salinity in Alternative Water Sources for Urban Landscape Irrigation. Soil Science Society of America International Soils Meeting, Jan 6-9, San Diego, California (oral presentation).
- Pourreza, A*., Zuniga-Ramirez, G., Reiter, M., Haghverdi, A. (2019). Identification of Drought Injury in Turfgrass Using Hyperspectral and Multispectral Remote Sensing. Soil Science Society of America International Soils Meeting, Jan 6-9, San Diego, California (oral presentation).
- Singh, A*., Sharifi, M., Ghodsi, S., Haghverdi, A. (2019). Monitoring the Impact of Multiple Water Conservation Strategies on Turfgrass Using Ground Based Remote Sensing Tools. Soil Science Society of America International Soils Meeting, Jan 6-9, San Diego, California (oral presentation).
- Haghverdi, A*., Reiter, M., Ghodsi, S., Singh, A. (2019). Evaluating the Performance of Smart Evapotranspiration-Based Controllers in Southern and Central California. . Soil Science Society of America International Soils Meeting, Jan 6-9, San Diego, California (oral presentation).
2018
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- Reiter, M., Pourreza, A., Zuniga-Ramirez, G., and Haghverdi., A. (2018). Multispectral and Thermal Remote Sensing of Turfgrass Response to Deficit Irrigation in Central California. 2018 ASA and CSSA Meeting, Nov. 4-7, Baltimore, MD (poster presentation).
- Ahiablame, L., Haghverdi, A., and Hartin, J. (2018). Understanding water sensitive urban design approaches. 2018 CASQA Annual Conference, October 15 -17, Riverside, CA (poster presentation).
- Laosheng Wu*., and Haghverdi A. (2018). Accounting Nitrogen and Salinity in Low-Quality Waters for Urban Landscape Irrigation. 1st International Conference on Water Security. 17 - 20 June 2018 | Hyatt Regency Toronto, Toronto, Canada (poster presentation).
- Haghverdi, A.* (2018). An overview of Recent urban irrigation projects at UCR. Community Views and Actions to Sustain Water Resources in California, UCANR Statewide conference (oral presentation).
- Laosheng Wu*., and Haghverdi A. (2018). Accounting for Salinity Leaching in the Application of Recycled Water for Landscape Irrigation, UCANR Statewide conference (oral presentation).
2017
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- Haghverdi, A.* (2017). Site-specific Irrigation Management: Challenges and Opportunities. February, 2017. California Avocado Growers Seminars Series Feb 2017: Irrigation Management and Automation. Three presentations in: San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Fallbrook, CA.
- Haghverdi, A.* (2017). Smart Landscape Irrigation Controllers . CV Water Counts Academy. Desert Water Agency. Palm Desert.
- Haghverdi, A.* (2017). Smart Landscape Irrigation Management . 9th annual Urban Landscape and Garden Education Expo. UCANR South Coast Research and Extension Center. Irvine.
- Haghverdi, A.* (2017). Irrigation management. International Education Programs (Southwest University Agriculture Program, China). UCR. Riverside .
- Haghverdi, A.* and Ghodsi, S. (2017). Developing Urban Irrigation Water Conservation Strategies Using Smart Soil Moisture Sensor-Based Controllers. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Annual Meeting. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA. Tampa, FL.
- Haghverdi, A.* (2017). Urban landscape irrgation: ET-based smart deficit irrigation management. WERA1022 Multistate Research Project. annual meeting, Twin Falls, Idaho.
2016
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- Haghverdi, A.* (2016). Challenges and opportunities for site-specific irrigation management. Central Plains Irrigation Conference, February 23-24, 2016, Holiday Inn Convention Center, Kearney, Nebraska.
- Lo, T.H., * Heeren, D., Luck, J., Haghverdi, A. and Rudnick, D. (2016). Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI). September, 2016. UNL Extension field day, Elgin, NE.
- Lo, T.H.* and Haghverdi, A. (2016). Management Zone Delineation for Variable Rate Irrigation. March 21-23 2016, North Central Region Water Network 2016 Conference, Poster presentation. Lincoln, NE.
- Haghverdi, A.* (2016). Variable Rate Irrigation. NeATA Conference: Basics of Precision Ag Symposium February 3, 2016. Lincoln, NE.
- Haghverdi, A.* and Lo T.H. (2016). Low to High Tech Water Solutions: From Uniform to Variable Rate Irrigation. Low to High Tech Water Solutions workshop: Choosing tools that work for your operation. January 28th 2016, Nebraska Agriculture Industry Education Center, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, Curtis, NE.
- Lo T.H.* and Haghverdi, A. (2016). Management Zone Delineation for Variable Rate Irrigation. January 27th 2016, NRD’s 2016 Legislative Conference, Poster presentation. Lincoln, NE.
- Haghverdi, A.* (2016). Evaluation of Lower End Sugarbeet Population. The Western Sugar Cooperative Grower Joint Research Committee Meeting. January 25-26, 2016. Loveland, Co.
- Haghverdi, A.* (2016). Continuous Monitoring of Soil Water Status and Canopy Response to Several Sugarbeet Irrigation Management Scenarios in the Nebraska Panhandle. The Western Sugar Cooperative Grower Joint Research Committee Meeting. January 25-26, 2016. Loveland, Co.
