Provision of irrigation scheduling advice to small-scale sugarcane farmers using a web-based crop model and cellular technology: A South African case study

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-372

  Singels, A ^a   Smith, M T ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crop model; Irrigation scheduling; SMS; Water use efficiency; Weather data

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750496389     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.231     Document Type: Article

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