Drip irrigation water distribution patterns: Effects of emitter rate, pulsing, and antecedent water

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1886-1896

  Skaggs, Todd H ^a   Trout, Thomas J ^b   Rothfuss, Youri ^b  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RATES; CROP ROOTS; DRIP EMITTER; DRIP IRRIGATION; DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; FIELD TRIAL; FLOW PHENOMENA; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INFILTRATED WATER; LIMITING FACTORS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ROOT ZONE; SIMULATION RESULT; SOIL TEXTURES; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; VERTICAL DIRECTION;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WETTING;

WATER CONTENT;

DRIP IRRIGATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78249257316     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0341     Document Type: Article

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