An improved capacitance sensor for in situ monitoring of soil moisture

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 361-368

  Nadler, Arie ^a   Lapid, Yigal ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Irrigation management; Leaching; Soil water control

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; LEACHING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MOISTURE SENSOR; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0030465118     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960361     Document Type: Article

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