Applications of information and communication technology for improvements of water and soil monitoring and assessments in agricultural areas—a case study in the Taoyuan irrigation district

Environments - MDPI

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-12

  Lin, Yu Pin ^a   Chang, Tsun Kuo ^a   Fan, Chihhao ^a   Anthony, Johnathen ^a   Petway, Joy R ^a   Lien, Wan Yu ^a   Liang, Chiu Ping ^b   Ho, Yi Fong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Agricultural Research Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agricultural environments; Food safety; Information and technology communication; Irrigation; Soil; Water; Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85087772031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/environments4010006     Document Type: Article

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