Digital image processing for determining drop sizes from irrigation spray nozzles

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-167

  Sudheer, K P ^a   Panda, R K ^b  

^a Natl Inst Hydrol Deltaic R   (India)

^b Dept Agric Eng Indian Inst T ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Drop size; Image processing; Sprinkler irrigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034021531     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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