MOLECULAR CONSIDERATIONS FOR WATER USE EFFICIENCY ON FARMS

@paulbially

IS THE PRECISE AMOUNT OF WATER A CROP ACTUALLY

NEEDS

WHILE WE MAY NOT HIT THIS TARGET CONSISTENTLY IN OUR FIELDS

crop productivity & resource efficiency

can be improved the closer we get to it

ALL THE TIME

2050 •  9 billion people in the

world

•  Unprecedented demand for food

•  Need to produce more crop per drop

TODAY

irrigation systems are

essential…

releasing water in precise amounts and time

intervals to crops

BUT…

WATER IS A

MOLECULE

WITH UNIQUE PROPERTIES.

TO REALLY USE WATER EFFICIENTLY,

WE MUST CONSIDER

HOW WATER

INTERACTSWITH

PLANT SURFACES

…AND WITHIN THE LIVING SOIL ECOSYSTEM.

THESE INTERACTIONS TRULY INFLUENCE

WHERE WATER GOES & HOW IT IS DISTRIBUTED

WE NEED TO LOOK

AND MODIFY THE VERY WAY WATER

INTERACTS WITH IT’S

ENVIRONMENT

TO IMPROVE YIELDS FOR

OUR COMMUNITIES

SAFELY &

RESPONSIBLY

FOR EVERYTHING WE CHOOSE TO GROW

THIS IS MY

MISSION

THIS IS MY

PASSION

Empowering global agriculture to implement uniquely effective solutions in simple, engaging ways.