Optimizing irrigation management for a spatially variable soybean field

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 359-377

  Nijbroek, Ravic ^a,c   Hoogenboom, Gerrit ^b   Jones, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop simulation; Decision support system; Drought; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; SOIL WATER; SOYBEAN;

UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0037376598     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00127-0     Document Type: Article

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