Irrigation of residential landscapes using the toro intelli-sense controller in southwest Florida

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Davis, S L ^a   Dukes, M D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Gross irrigation requirement; Landscape irrigation; Smart controller; Turfgrass; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894106261     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000694     Document Type: Article

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