A review of mechanical move sprinkler irrigation control and automation technologies

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 389-397

  Kranz, W L ^a   Evans, R G ^b   Lamm, F R ^c   O'Shaughnessy, S A ^b   Peters, R T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Center pivot sprinkler; Distributed sensor networks; Site specific irrigation; Variable rate irrigation; Wirelesscommunication

Indexed keywords

CENTER PIVOT; DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORKS; SITE-SPECIFIC; VARIABLE RATE IRRIGATIONS; WIRELESSCOMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE; SENSOR NETWORKS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EID: 84861642303     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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