Tensiometer-controlled, drip-irrigation scheduling of tomato

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-319

  Smajstrla, A G ^a,c   Locascio, S J ^b  

^a Agricultural Engineering Dept

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop water use; Crop yield; Drip irrigation; Irrigation scheduling; Microirrigation; Tensiometer; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; FRUITS; POLYETHYLENES; SCHEDULING; SOILS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

CROP WATER USE; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; MICROIRRIGATION; SANDY SOIL; TENSIOMETER; TOMATO;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 0030147061     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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