Plant water accessibility function: A design and management tool for trickle irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 45-62

  Colombo, Alberto ^a   Or, Dani ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Emitter spacing; Irrigation interval; Trickle irrigation design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOILS;

CROP YIELD; EMITTER SPACING; IRRIGATION INTERVAL; TRICKLE IRRIGATION DESIGN;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOILS;

CROP YIELD; DESIGN; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33644831485     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2005.07.025     Document Type: Article

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