The invention relates to an alternate partial root-zone 
irrigation controller and an alternate partial root-zone 
irrigation system. The controller comprises 
signal acquisition modules, a 
signal conversion and 
data processing module and a parameter setup module, wherein the 
signal acquisition modules are disposed in 
irrigation gutters on two sides of crops and used for acquiring information of soil 
moisture, the signal conversion and 
data processing module is used for controlling gutter spaced alternate irrigation of the crops according to the information received by the 
signal acquisition modules, and the parameter setup module is used for setting parameters of the signal conversion and 
data processing module. The alternate partial root-zone irrigation controller is simple in structure, capable of automatically alternately irrigating the crops under full 
intelligent control by man-
machine communication, signals from the sensors and drive of a 
single chip microcomputer. The alternate partial root-zone irrigation controller simple in structure is laborsaving, timesaving, cost-saving, convenient in operation and easy for large-scale popularization. In addition, traditional electromagnetic 
control valves are substituted by alternate irrigation valves, so that the alternate partial root-zone irrigation 
system is simple, cost-reducing and reliable in operation.