Current status of microsprinkler irrigation in The United States

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-366

  Boman, B ^a   Sanden, B ^b   Peters, T ^c   Parsons, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Maintenance; Microirrigation; Microsprinkler; Operation; Orchard

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; CHEMIGATION; CROP RESPONSE; CURRENT STATUS; DRIP IRRIGATION; ECONOMICAL METHODS; FLOOD IRRIGATION; FREEZE PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY; MATURE TREES; MICROIRRIGATION; MICROSPRINKLER; OPERATION; OVERHEAD SYSTEMS; SYSTEM EVALUATION; WATER AND ENERGIES;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CROPS; DESIGN; FORESTRY; MAINTENANCE; ORCHARDS; SOILS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84861629392     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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