Prescriptive-corrective nitrogen and irrigation management of fertigated and drip-irrigated vegetable crops using modeling and monitoring approaches

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-134

  Granados, M R ^a   Thompson, R B ^a   Fernandez M D ^b   Martinez Gaitan C ^a   Gallardo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b Cajamar Caja Rural   (Spain)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Management; Melon; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen; Pepper

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC DATA; DRIP IRRIGATION; DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; FERTIGATIONS; FRUIT PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; LEACHING LOSS; MELON; MONITORING APPROACH; NITRATE LEACHING; PEPPER; ROOT ZONE; SIMULATION MODEL; SOIL SOLUTIONS; TECHNICAL CAPACITY; VEGETABLE CROPS; VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; LEACHING; MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN; SOIL MOISTURE;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP PRODUCTION; DRIP IRRIGATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; TENSIOMETER; VINE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84872655690     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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