An economic comparison of subsurface drip and center pivot sprinkler irrigation systems

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 391-398

  O'Brien, D M ^a   Rogers, D H ^b,d   Lamm, F R ^a,d   Clark, G A ^c,d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biol and Agricultural Engineering   (United States)

^c Kansas State University   (United States)

^d ASAE ^*

Author keywords

Microirrigation; Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032117087     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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