Economic analysis of subsurface drip irrigation system uniformity

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-361

  Wilde, Curtis ^a   Johnson, Jeff ^b   Bordovsky, James P ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton irrigation; Irrigation; Irrigation uniformity; SDI; Subsurface drip irrigation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; COTTON PRODUCTION; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY; FIELD STUDIES; FLOW VARIATIONS; HIGH COSTS; INITIAL COSTS; INSTALLATION COSTS; IRRIGATION LEVEL; IRRIGATION UNIFORMITY; NET INCOMES; NET PRESENT VALUE; NET PRESENT VALUE ANALYSIS; PLANNING HORIZONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PRODUCER'S RISKS; RESEARCH FACILITIES; RISK AVERSE; SDI; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION; SYSTEM DESIGN; UNIFORM DESIGN; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

COTTON; DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER SUPPLY;

SUBIRRIGATION;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 67651092382     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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