Start with your research question and experimental design. Temperature, relative humidity, soil moisture, light, wind, rainfall, and water level can provide useful environmental context. Select sensors, monitoring locations, and recording intervals that match the crop, treatment, and conditions being studied.

Not on their own. Soil moisture measurements describe conditions around the sensor and help researchers compare irrigation treatments and track moisture near plant roots. Quantifying water-use efficiency requires additional information about water use and crop response or production, together with an appropriate analysis.

Bluetooth loggers use nearby communication with HOBOconnect for setup and data download. A compatible cellular RX station uploads measurements to LI-COR Cloud for access between site visits. HOBOnet wireless sensors communicate through a supporting station. Remote access requires compatible equipment, an active RX data plan, and cellular coverage.

Identify the measurements, monitoring locations, recording interval, and study duration first. Then consider sensor compatibility, environmental exposure, power, and how often you can visit the site. Choose local retrieval or remote uploads to match the study, and follow the installation guidance for each sensor.