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Comparing a Smartphone Irrigation Scheduling Application with Water Balance and Soil Moisture-based Irrigation Methods: Part II—Plasticulture-grown Watermelon

Journal article comparing a smartphone irrigation scheduling application with water-balance and soil-moisture irrigation methods for plasticulture-grown watermelon, published by the American Society for Horticultural Science on 2018-06-01. The source excerpt provides no experimental details, results, location, or scale.

Categories: environment-and-climate, science-and-space, technology

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Why it matters

The article examines irrigation scheduling methods relevant to plasticulture-grown watermelon production.

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Comparing a Smartphone Irrigation Scheduling Application with Water Balance and Soil Moisture-based Irrigation Methods: Part II—Plasticulture-grown Watermelon

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