Evaluation and demonstration of evapotranspiration-based irrigation controllers

Restoring Our Natural Habitat - Proceedings of the 2007 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Davis, Stacia ^a   Dukes, Michael D ^a   Vyapari, Sudeep ^b   Miller, Grady L ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP COEFFICIENT; IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS; IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS; IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; IRRIGATION WATERS; WATER - SAVINGS;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 85085399614     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40927(243)237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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