Soil pits as a simple design aid for subsurface drip irrigation systems

Irrigation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 135-141

  Battam, Michael A ^a   Sutton, Bruce G ^b   Boughton, David G ^c  

^a AgEnviro Solutions PTY LTD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOILS; TEXTURES; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WETTING;

SOIL PITS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

DESIGN; DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; WETTING FRONT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0346212544     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-003-0079-1     Document Type: Article

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