A dual-heater gauge for measuring sap flow with an improved heat- balance method

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-155

  Peressotti, Alessandro ^a   Ham, Jay M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029832446     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1996.00021962008800020006x     Document Type: Article

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