Field test of a center pivot irrigation system

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-88

  Sui, R ^a   Fisher, D K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Center pivot irrigation system; Irrigation; Uniformity; Variable rate irrigation

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; TESTING; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

APPLICATION UNIFORMITY; CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; COEFFICIENT OF UNIFORMITY; UNIFORMITY; VARIABLE APPLICATIONS; VARIABLE RATE IRRIGATIONS; WATER APPLICATION RATE; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EID: 84925014941     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/aea.31.10539     Document Type: Article

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