An integrated model for simulation of border-check irrigated dairy pasture production systems

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-50

  Douglas, P ^a   Dassanayake, K B ^b   Chapman, D F ^b   Johnson, I R ^c   Khanna, M ^b   Malano, H ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c IMJ Consultants   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy pasture systems; Integrated modeling tools; Surface irrigation hydraulics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCTION; AUSTRALIA; BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH; CLAY LOAM SOILS; CLIMATE DATA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY/CHANGE; DAIRY PASTURES; DATA INPUT; EVENT MANAGEMENT; FURROW IRRIGATION; INFILTRATION MODELS; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; INTEGRATED MODELING; INTEGRATED MODELS; IRRIGATED PASTURE; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; IRRIGATION WATERS; MODEL INTEGRATION; MODEL PREDICTION; NEW SOURCES; PASTURE PRODUCTION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; SIMULATION FRAMEWORK; SIMULATION TOOL; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STAND -ALONE; SURFACE IRRIGATION; SURFACE IRRIGATION HYDRAULICS; WATER DEPTH; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SAVING;

ANIMALS; DATA TRANSFER; ECONOMICS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDRAULIC TOOLS; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SCHEDULING; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLAY LOAM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRY FARMING; DATA TRANSMISSION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER DEPTH;

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 77956920670     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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