Advancing wireless sensor networks for irrigation management of ornamental crops: An overview

HortTechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 717-724

  Lea Cox, John D ^a   Bauerle, William L ^b   van Iersel, Marc W ^c   Kantor, George F ^d   Bauerle, Taryn L ^e   Lichtenberg, Erik ^a   King, Dennis M ^f   Crawford, Lauren ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^g Decagon Devices Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Modeling; Nursery; Private benefits; Public benefits; Soil moisture sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891864551     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.23.6.717     Document Type: Article

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