The effect of an intelligent surface drip irrigation method on sorghum biomass, energy and water savings

Irrigation Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 807-814

  Papanikolaou, C ^a   Sakellariou Makrantonaki, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; DAILY EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.) MOENCH; SURFACE DRIP IRRIGATIONS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUTOMATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; MOISTURE METERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROFITABILITY; SCHEDULING; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRIP IRRIGATION; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REFLECTOMETRY; SOIL MOISTURE; SORGHUM; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GREECE; THESSALY;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84879197584     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-012-0344-2     Document Type: Article

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