Subsurface drip irrigation of row crops: A review of 15 years of research at the Water Management Research Laboratory

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-27

  Ayars, J E ^a   Phene, C J ^b   Hutmacher, R B ^c   Davis, K R ^a   Schoneman, R A ^a   Vail, S S ^a   Mead, R M ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SDI+   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d United Agri Products   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Cotton; Fertigation; Irrigation scheduling; Microirrigation; Shallow ground water; Subsurface drip irrigation; Sweet corn; Tomato; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033199756     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00025-6     Document Type: Review

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