Improvements to infra-red thermometry for irrigation scheduling in humid climates

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 449, Issue , 1997, Pages 259-265

  Jones, H G ^a   Aikman, D ^b   McBurney, T A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infrared thermometry; Irrigation scheduling radiation; Stress index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011089278     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.449.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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