Development and simulation of sensor-based irrigation control strategies for cotton using the VARIwise simulation framework

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-162

  McCarthy, Alison C ^a   Hancock, Nigel H ^a   Raine, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automation; Centre pivot; Lateral move; OZCOT; Scheduling; Variable rate irrigation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AUTOMATION; COTTON; CROPS; IRRIGATION; SCHEDULING; SENSORS; SOILS;

CENTRE PIVOT; CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; ITERATIVE LEARNING CONTROL; LATERAL MOVE; OZCOT; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL AVAILABILITY; VARIABLE RATE;

TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COTTON; CROP YIELD; DATA SET; EVAPORATION; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84892964020     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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