Leaf-cutter psychrometers: A cautionary note

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 538-541

  Turner, Neil C ^a   Shackel, Kenneth A ^b   Le Coultre, Ian F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 0034038121     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2000.923538x     Document Type: Article

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