Soil-water and solute movement under precision irrigation: Knowledge gaps for managing sustainable root zones

Irrigation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-100

  Raine, S R ^a,b   Meyer, W S ^a,c   Rassam, D W ^c   Hutson, J L ^d   Cook, F J ^a,c  

^a School of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drainage; Drip; Salinity; Salt; Trickle

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; EVAPORATION; SALTS; SOILS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER;

AGRONOMIC RESPONSES; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; SOLUTE MODELING TOOLS;

IRRIGATION;

DRAINAGE; EVAPORATION; IRRIGATION; SALTS; SOILS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER;

CROPPING PRACTICE; DRAINAGE; DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RHIZOSPHERE; SALINITY; SALT; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34648817544     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-007-0075-y     Document Type: Article

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