Automation of a center pivot using the temperature-time-threshold method of irrigation scheduling

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-291

  Peters, R Troy ^a   Evett, Steven R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Crops; Irrigation scheduling; Temperature; Time factors

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DATA REDUCTION; SCHEDULING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP WATER STRESS; INFRARED THERMOMETERS; TEMPERATURE-TIME-THRESHOLD METHOD;

IRRIGATION;

CROPS; DATA REDUCTION; IRRIGATION; SCHEDULING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUTOMATION; CANOPY; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOYBEAN; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 43949094129     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2008)134:3(286)     Document Type: Article

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