Toward a simple real-time control system for efficient management of furrow irrigation

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 463-475

  Khatri, Kanya L ^a   Smith, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automation; Irrigation advance; Irrigation efficiency; Simulation; Surface irrigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547785568     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.319     Document Type: Article

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