Comparison of site-specific and conventional uniform irrigation management for potatoes

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 677-688

  King, Bradley A ^a,b   Stark, Jeffrey C ^c   Wall, Richard W ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Center pivot; Irrigation; Irrigation control; Irrigation scheduling; Potato

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SCHEDULING;

CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION CONTROL; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; POTATO; SITE-SPECIFIC IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT;

IRRIGATION;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 33751353617     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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