A new model for water balance estimation on lettuce crops using effective diameter obtained with image analysis

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 183, Issue , 2017, Pages 116-122

  Gonzalez Esquiva J M ^a   Garcia Mateos G ^b   Escarabajal Henarejos, D ^a   Hernandez Hernandez J L ^c   Ruiz Canales, A ^d   Molina Martinez J M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^d MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crop coefficient; Digital photography; Evapotranspiration; Percentage of green cover; Root depth

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CROP COEFFICIENT; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS; MAXIMUM RELATIVE ERRORS; PERCENTAGE OF GREEN COVER; ROOT DEPTH; WATER BALANCE ESTIMATION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AGRONOMY; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PLANT; DIAMETER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HERB; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYTOMASS; ROOT SYSTEM; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN; QUEENSLAND;

LACTUCA;

EID: 85007290027     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.11.019     Document Type: Article

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