WO2004046872A3 - Virtual dial irrigation controller - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G25/00—Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like
- A01G25/16—Control of watering
- A01G25/165—Cyclic operations, timing systems, timing valves, impulse operations
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EP03786795.9A EP1563443B1 (en) | 2002-11-15 | 2003-11-14 | Virtual dial irrigation controller |
AU2003295597A AU2003295597B2 (en) | 2002-11-15 | 2003-11-14 | Virtual dial irrigation controller |
CA002505925A CA2505925A1 (en) | 2002-11-15 | 2003-11-14 | Virtual dial irrigation controller |
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EP (1) | EP1563443B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2003295597B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2505925A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004046872A2 (en) |
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