Wireless Sensor Networks for precision horticulture in Southern Spain

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-35

  Lopez Riquelme J A ^a   Soto, F ^a   Suardiaz J ^a   Sanchez P ^a   Iborra, A ^a   Vera, J A ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b Edosoft Factory SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Horticulture; Precision agriculture; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; CENTRAL OFFICES; CROP PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS; HORTICULTURE; LOW COSTS; POWER MANAGEMENTS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REAL TIME MONITORING; SEMI-ARID REGION; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTHERN SPAIN; TWO PHASIS; VOLUMETRIC MOISTURE CONTENT;

ARID REGIONS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; CROPS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZERS; GATEWAYS (COMPUTER NETWORKS); MOISTURE CONTROL; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SOILS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRONOMY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DICOTYLEDON; HARVESTING; HORTICULTURE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REAL TIME; SEMIARID REGION; SENSOR; SOFTWARE; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPOLOGY; VEGETABLE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 67449164334     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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