Performance of a non-nuclear resonant frequency capacitance probe. II. Measurement of dryland crop water use

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 15-16, 1997, Pages 1347-1357

  Khosla, R ^a   Persaud, N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE PROBE; CROP WATER; DRYLAND; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030885326     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629709369879     Document Type: Article

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