Calibration of the time-domain reflectometer and determination of the volumetric water content of the soil profile in an ultisol of Costa Rica

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 2433-2442

  Salas, R ^a   Bouldin, D R ^a   Molina, E ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT GROWTH; SOIL LAYER; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; ULTISOL;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0030466693     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369713     Document Type: Article

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