Relationship between electrical conductivity and water content in peat growth medium

Suo

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Rikala, Risto ^a   Heiskanen, Juha ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Nutrient monitoring; TDR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003568670     PISSN: 00395471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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