Flow and uptake patterns affecting soil water sensor placement for drip irrigation management

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2007-2016

  Coelho, E F ^b   Or, D ^a,c  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Irrigation scheduling; Soil water dynamics; Soil water sensors

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; SENSORS; SOILS;

DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; SOIL WATER SENSOR; WATER DISTRIBUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030303019     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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