A microcomputer scheduling program for supplementary irrigation

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-243

  Hess, Tim ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Irrigation scheduling; Water balance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FARMS; MICROCOMPUTERS; SCHEDULING; SOILS; WATER LEVELS;

IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; MICROCOMPUTER SCHEDULING PROGRAM; WATER BALANCE;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; SOIL WATER; WATER BALANCE;

EID: 0030206965     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1699(96)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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