Measuring soil water content under turfgrass using the dual-probe heat-pulse technique

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 937-941

  Song, Y ^a   Ham, J M ^a   Kirkham, M B ^a   Kluitenberg, G J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Festuca arundinacea; Soil water content; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 0031824517     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.5.937     Document Type: Article

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