Fertiliser application performance of a variable-rate pneumatic granular applicator for rice production

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 498-510

  Kim, Y J ^a,b   Kim, H J ^c   Ryu, K H ^a,d   Rhee, J Y ^a,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; APPLICATORS; FERTILIZERS; FLUID MECHANICS; PNEUMATICS; TIME DELAY;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; APPLICATION PERFORMANCE; APPLICATION UNIFORMITY; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION (COV); FERTILISER; HIGH ACCURACY; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; METERING SYSTEMS; PRACTICAL USE; PRECISION-FARMING; RATE SETTING; RESPONSE TIME; RICE PRODUCTION; SHORT RESPONSE TIME; WORKING SPEED;

SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

EID: 47349114715     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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