What the MP406 Soil Moisture Sensor Measures
The MP406 Soil Moisture Sensor is designed to measure volumetric soil water content over the long term, helping users understand how much water is present in the soil and how that changes over time. Because soil moisture plays a critical role in plant production, irrigation timing, and root-zone management, reliable measurement is essential for both research and practical field use.
Using Amplitude Domain Reflectometry (ADR), the MP406 provides a dependable approach to soil water content monitoring and can be calibrated for high accuracy where site-specific precision is required. It is suited not only to standard agricultural soils, but also to more demanding environments such as saline soils, landfills, and mine sites. With its reinforced body and stainless-steel needles, the MP406 is built for field durability while supporting consistent soil moisture measurement across long monitoring periods.
Volumetric Soil Water Content
The MP406 measures volumetric soil water content, helping users monitor how soil moisture changes within the root zone and over time.
ADR-Based Measurement
Using Amplitude Domain Reflectometry, the sensor provides a reliable soil moisture monitoring approach suited to long-term deployment.
Calibrated Accuracy
The sensor can be calibrated to achieve high accuracy, making it useful where site-specific soil conditions require more precise interpretation.
Built for Harsh Environments
With a reinforced body and stainless-steel needles, the MP406 is designed for use not only in agriculture but also in saline soils and other demanding environments.
Applications and Use
Irrigation Scheduling
The MP406 helps users monitor soil water content more accurately, supporting better irrigation timing and more efficient water use.
Root-Zone Monitoring
By measuring volumetric soil water content, the sensor provides useful information about water availability within the plant root zone.
Long-Term Field Deployment
Its durable construction makes it suitable for long-term monitoring programs where continuous soil moisture observation is required.
Agricultural and Research Use
The MP406 is relevant for crop monitoring, agricultural trials, soil studies, and field research where soil water dynamics need to be understood over time.
Challenging Site Conditions
Because it is suited to saline soils, landfills, mine sites, and standard agricultural soils, the sensor supports a wide range of environmental and technical applications.
ADR Technology
Reliable soil water content sensing
Uses Amplitude Domain Reflectometry for dependable soil moisture monitoring.
Durable Field Construction
Built for standard and harsh environments
Features a reinforced body and stainless-steel needles for reliable deployment in agriculture and other demanding sites.
