The feasibility of using variable rate water application under a central pivot irrigation system

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 317-327

  Al Kufaishi, Sarmed A ^a   Blackmore, B S ^a   Sourell, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central pivot; Mapping soil variation; Precision irrigation; Variable rate irrigation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

CENTRAL PIVOT; MAPPING SOIL VARIATION; PRECISION IRRIGATION; VARIABLE RATE IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

FEASIBILITY STUDY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 33747026135     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: 15730654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10795-006-9010-2     Document Type: Article

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