Irrigation control of cowpea plants using the measurement of leaf thickness under greenhouse conditions

Irrigation Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 247-257

  Seelig, Hans Dieter ^a   Stoner, Richard J ^b   Linden, James C ^c  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b AgriHouse Inc   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COWPEA LEAVES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS; INPUT PARAMETER; IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; IRRIGATION WATERS; LEAF THICKNESS; SHORT PERIODS; TIME-RESOLUTION; WATER DEFICIT STRESS;

AUTOMATION; GREENHOUSES; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; IRRIGATION; LEAF; LEGUME; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; WATER STRESS;

EID: 84862263507     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-011-0268-2     Document Type: Article

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