Field evaluation of fertigation uniformity as affected by injector type and manufacturing variability of emitters

Irrigation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-125

  Li, Jiusheng ^a   Meng, Yibin ^b   Li, Bei ^a  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRRIGATION;

DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TANK; INJECTION DEVICES; MICROIRRIGATION SYSTEMS;

FERTILIZERS;

AGRICULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD SURVEY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANUFACTURING;

AGRICULTURE; CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION;

EID: 33846154975     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-006-0039-7     Document Type: Article

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