Automation of surface irrigation by cut-off time or cut-off distance control

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 611-614

  Niblack, Mark ^a   Sanchez, Charles A ^b  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Border strip; Level basin; Mechanization; Surface irrigation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONSERVATION; IRRIGATION; MACHINERY; MECHANIZATION; PHOTOELECTRIC RELAYS; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSMITTERS; WATER CONSERVATION;

BORDER STRIP; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CONSERVATION BENEFITS; DISTANCE CONTROLS; DISTANCE SYSTEMS; FUTURE RESEARCHES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES; INTAKE RATES; LABOR SHORTAGES; LEVEL BASIN; LOGIC CONTROLS; OFF TIMES; RESEARCH FACILITIES; SURFACE IRRIGATION;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EID: 58049218717     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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