Distributed control and data acquisition system for closed-loop site-specific irrigation management with center pivots

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 871-878

  King, Bradley A ^a   Wall, Richard W ^a   Wall, Leighton R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Center pivot; Controls; Site specific management; Sprinkler irrigation; Water management

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONDITION MONITORING; CROPS; DATA ACQUISITION; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SENSORS; SOILS; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER;

CENTER PIVOT; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; SITE SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IRRIGATION;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 27844527007     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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