Field assessment of irrigation system performance

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-313

  Pitts, D ^a,b   Peterson, K ^c   Gilbert, G ^c   Fastenau, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Cachuma Rsrc Conservation District   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Efficiency; Evaluation; Furrow; Microirrigation; Sprinkler; Uniformity; Voluntary participation; Water cost

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER SUPPLY;

FURROW; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; MICROIRRIGATION; NONAGRICULTURAL TURF SPRINKLERS; UNIFORMITY; VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION; WATER COST;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 0030147062     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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