Development of Clemson variable-rate lateral irrigation system

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-113

  Han, Young J ^a   Khalilian, Ahmad ^a   Owino, Tom O ^a   Farahani, Hamid J ^a   Moore, Sam ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrumentation; Irrigation; Lateral move; Precision agriculture; Variable rate irrigation

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; CROP PRODUCTION; DIAPHRAGM VALVES; FIELD VARIABILITY; FORWARD SPEED; GPS RECEIVERS; HIGH DEGREE OF VARIABILITY; IN-FIELD; INFILTRATION RATE; INSTRUMENTATION; IRRIGATION RATES; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION WATERS; LATERAL-MOVE; NOZZLE FLOW; PAN EVAPORATION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PULSING TECHNIQUE; REFERENCE NETWORK; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL TYPES; SOLID-STATE RELAYS; VARIABLE RATE; VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL; VARIABLE-RATE IRRIGATION; WATER BASED; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

CONTROL; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; INSTRUMENTS; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NOZZLES; SEMICONDUCTOR RELAYS; SOIL MOISTURE; SPEED CONTROL; SPEED REGULATORS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

INFILTRATION;

CONTROL SYSTEM; CROP PRODUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GPS; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOFTWARE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TYPE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67449110693     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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