HydroLOGIC: An irrigation management system for Australian cotton

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-49

  Richards, Q D ^a   Bange, M P ^a   Johnston, S B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cotton; Crop management; Decision making; Irrigation management; Risk; Software development; Support

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; IRRIGATION; RESOURCE USE; SOFTWARE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 46549083111     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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