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Efficient Urban Water Management: Science-Based Plant Selection for Inland Southern California Landscapes to Optimize Landscape Water Use and Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect

Abstract

This publication summarizes research-based plant factor information for eighteen plant species that can be easily programmed into smart ET-based irrigation controllers. It also provides information on the evaporative cooling potential of the selected plant species.