Model-based irrigation management using a dynamic parameter adjustment method

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 269-290

  Thomson, Steven J ^a   Ross, B Blake ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert system; Irrigation scheduling; PNUTGRO crop model; Sensor; Simulation; Water management

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING; SENSORS; SOILS; WATER;

DYNAMIC PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT METHOD; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; MODEL BASED IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IRRIGATION;

CROP MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030114755     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1699(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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