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Original research article
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17 Jun 2015
Original research article |
| 17 Jun 2015
Evaluation of vineyard growth under four irrigation regimes using vegetation and soil on-the-go sensors
J. M. Terrón
Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX) – Instituto de Investigaciones Agrarias Finca "La Orden-Valdesequera", Gobierno de Extremadura, Autovía A-5 p.k. 372, 06187, Guadajira (Badajoz), Spain
J. Blanco
Universidad de Extremadura, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Departamento de Expresión Gráfica, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
F. J. Moral
Universidad de Extremadura, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Departamento de Expresión Gráfica, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain
L. A. Mancha
Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX) – Instituto de Investigaciones Agrarias Finca "La Orden-Valdesequera", Gobierno de Extremadura, Autovía A-5 p.k. 372, 06187, Guadajira (Badajoz), Spain
D. Uriarte
Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX) – Instituto de Investigaciones Agrarias Finca "La Orden-Valdesequera", Gobierno de Extremadura, Autovía A-5 p.k. 372, 06187, Guadajira (Badajoz), Spain
J. R. Marques da Silva
Universidade de Évora, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas (ICAAM), Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Apartado 94, 7002-554, Évora, Portugal
Applied Management and Space Centre for Interdisciplinary Development and Research on Environment (DREAMS), Lisbon, Portugal
Centro de Inovação em Tecnologias de Informação (CITI), Évora, Portugal
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