AQUATERS software as a DSS for irrigation management in semi-arid mediterranean areas

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-215

  Acutis, Marco ^a   Perego, Alessia ^a   Bernardoni, Ettore ^a   Rinaldi, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Durum wheat; Field crops; Leaf area index; Simulation model; Tomato. sugar beet

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADAR IMAGERY; SATELLITE SENSOR; SEMIARID REGION; SOFTWARE; SUGAR BEET; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 80955162172     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2010.205     Document Type: Article

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