Precise irrigation scheduling for turfgrass using a subsurface electromagnetic soil moisture sensor

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 153-165

  Blonquist Jr , J M ^a   Jones, S B ^a   Robinson, D A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Irrigation scheduling; Permittivity; Soil moisture measurement; Turfgrass irrigation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY; SENSORS;

IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS; TURFGRASS IRRIGATION; WATER CONTENT;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY; SENSORS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOMETRY; GRASS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MODELING; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; TRANSPIRATION; WEATHER STATION;

DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS; SIMULATION;

POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 33745224119     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

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