Practical aspects of salinity effect on TDR-measured water content: A field study

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1070-1076

  Nadler, Arie ^a   Gamliel, Abraham ^b   Peretz, Isaac ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; REFLECTOMETERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER;

SOIL-WATER CONTENT; TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; SALINITY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0032712360     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6351070x     Document Type: Article

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