Wireless mesh network for irrigation control and sensing

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 971-981

  Coates, R W ^a   Delwiche, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Fertigation; Irrigation; Latching valve; Mesh network; Precision agriculture; Radio; Sensing; Site specific; Solar energy; Spatially variable; Variable rate application; Water use efficiency; Wireless

Indexed keywords

FERTIGATION; LATCHING VALVE; MESH NETWORK; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SENSING; SITE SPECIFIC; SPATIALLY VARIABLE; VARIABLE-RATE APPLICATION; WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; WIRELESS;

ANTENNA GROUNDS; ANTENNAS; CONTROLLERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FEEDBACK; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIO BROADCASTING; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; VALVES (MECHANICAL); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

SOLAR ENERGY;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR POWER; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

HUMULUS;

EID: 67650567110     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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