Monitoring salinity of the soil solution in a citrus orchard: The 4P technique revisited

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 473-484

  Nadler, Arie ^a   Erner, Yair ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citrus sinensis; Oranges; Salinity; Shamouti

Indexed keywords

CITRUS ORCHARD; SALINITY; SOIL SOLUTION;

EID: 0031958858     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S97074     Document Type: Article

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