Demonstration at a commercial grower · April 2025

AWA^® in
lettuce.

Cumulative volume was 7.98 m³ in the sector with AWA^® and 18.66 m³ in the control during monitoring. Final yield per hectare remained similar.

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Lettuce: crop featured in the AWA® report — Lettuce · April 2025

Lower recorded irrigation volume

−57.2 %

In the monitored sectors

Yield maintained

Similar harvest

Per hectare

Less water. Similar harvest.

THE CROP AND ITS MANAGEMENT

The starting point.

Monitoring: From February to April 2025.
Irrigation volume: Cumulative m³ per monitored sector.
Frequency: Three irrigation sessions per week.
Schedule: First phase: 40/20 minutes; second phase: 60/30 minutes, control/AWA^®.

MONITORING RESULTS

The data,
in context.

Cumulative volume

m³ per monitored sector

18.66

Control

7.98

AWA^®

First phase

Minutes per session

Control

AWA^®

Second phase

Minutes per session

Control

AWA^®

Mean volumetric water content · 15 cm

% · depth of 15 cm

20.45

Control

21.93

AWA^®

Mean volumetric water content · 30 cm

% · depth of 30 cm

13.83

Control

14.79

AWA^®

Mean volumetric water content · 45 cm

% · depth of 45 cm

14.11

Control

13.10

AWA^®

Period
Period	Control · m³	AWA^® · m³
February · partial period	2.73	1.12
March	5.50	2.19
April · partial period	10.43	4.67
Total	18.66	7.98

Mean matric tension
Mean matric tension	Control	AWA^®
At a depth of 15 cm	3.27 kPa	4.21 kPa

Harvest

Final yield per hectare remained similar in both sectors.

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FROM THE FIELD TO YOUR CROP

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