System and method for integrated use of field sensors for dynamic management of irrigation and crop inputs

The present invention provides a system for combining the use of near real-time and/or realtime data acquired from an array of single purpose or integrated sensors mounted on a mechanized irrigation machine. According to a preferred embodiment, the integrated sensor of the present invention preferably provides for the collection of a variety data. The number of integrated sensors mounted on a mechanized irrigation machine may preferably be determined based on a detected number of management zones and/or a detected location. According to a further preferred embodiment, integrated sensor(s) of the present invention may preferably provide specific data of current field conditions and send the detected data to a central control to apply the appropriate analytics to determine crop health, crop water use, crop water stress index and a variety of crop indices.