Improving the precision of irrigation in a pistachio farm using an unmanned airborne thermal system

Irrigation Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-52

  Gonzalez Dugo, V ^a   Goldhamer, D ^b   Zarco Tejada, P J ^a   Fereres, E ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CROPS; FORESTRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CROP WATER STRESS INDICES; INDIVIDUAL TREE CROWN; IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; THERMAL SYSTEMS; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

IRRIGATION;

AERIAL SURVEY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DICOTYLEDON; IMAGERY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECISION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL ALTERATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

CALIFORNIA; MADERA COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 85028160574     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-014-0447-z     Document Type: Article

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