Mohan, S and Arumugam, N. (1997) Expert system applications in irrigation management: an overview. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 17 (3). pp. 263-280.
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Due to the complexity of irrigation management problems, reliance on experience and experts is necessary for effective decision-making in this domain. Expertsystems (ES) are efficient means for providing decision support to tasks that primarily require experience-based knowledge. This paper reviews the adoptability and suitability of ES applications in the domain of irrigation management. Core concepts of ES are briefly discussed. A detailed review of the existing applications of ES is presented under three classes of ES applications: (a) expertsystems proper, (b) intelligent front-ends, and (c) hybrid systems. This review of literature shows that the ES approach is applied more recently to broader domain areas in contrast to the earlier systems that were focused on narrower domain problems. Additional research on ES application to domains such as real-time irrigation scheduling, reservoir operation involving stochastic nature of inflows and evapotranspiration demand, and integrated operation of irrigationsystem components is needed to evolve guidelines for optimal water use. The problem of handling multiple experts to evolve decisions that are less biased than an individual expert needs to be addressed. A methodology that takes into account the uncertainty of the ES decisions is also warranted. Further, there is a need for practical evaluation of the quality of recommendations made by the ES which would result in the successful implementation of the ES
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The authors are grateful to the reviewers of this paper for their critical comments and suggestions which enhanced the quality of the paper. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Expertsystems; Irrigation; Water management; Crop planning; Reservoir operation |
| Author Affiliation: | Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras-600 036, India |
| Subjects: | Agricultural Engineering |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2012 07:38 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2012 07:38 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1699(97)01309-4 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4239 |
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