The auto-regulative capability of pitcher irrigation system

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-278

  Abu Zreig, Majed M ^a   Abe, Yukuo ^b   Isoda, Hiroko ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arid land; Evapotranspiration; Pitcher irrigation; Porous pots; Water saving

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

ARID LANDS; PITCHER IRRIGATION; POROUS POTS; WATER SAVING;

IRRIGATION;

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION;

EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SEEPAGE;

EVAPORATION; FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION;

EID: 33748808042     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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