Soil-dependent wetting from trickle emitters: Implications for system design and management

Irrigation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 121-127

  Thorburn, Peter J ^a   Cook, Freeman J ^a   Bristow, Keith L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CROPS; HYDRAULICS; SAND; SOILS; SUGAR CANE; TEXTURES; WETTING;

HORTICULTURE;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

DESIGN; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0346212545     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-003-0077-3     Document Type: Article

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