Variable rate water and chemical application for continuous-move sprinkler irrigation systems

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 609-615

  McCann, I R ^a   King, B A ^b,c   Stark, J C ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Computer controlled; Sprinkler irrigation; Variable rate application

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

LINEAR MOVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM; VARIABLE RATE APPLICATION;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EID: 0031235523     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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