Soil temperature effects from minirhizotron lighting systems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-118

  Van Rees, Ken C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incandescent light; Minirhizotron; Roots; Soil temperature; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

LIGHTING SYSTEM; SOIL TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

EID: 0031971993     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004292623561     Document Type: Article

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