Water conservation potential of landscape irrigation smart controllers

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 563-569

  Dukes, M D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

ET; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation association; Irrigation controller; Smart water application technologies; SMS; Soil moisture sensor

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CLIMATIC VARIABLES; END USERS; ET; FLORIDA; HUMID REGIONS; IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PILOT SCALE; RESEARCH STUDIES; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SMS; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; WATER SAVING;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

CONTROL SYSTEM; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; INCENTIVE; INSTALLATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

CALIFORNIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861592815     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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