Soil water components based on capacitance probes in a sandy soil

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 311-318

  Fares, A ^a   Alva, A K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; PLANT GROWTH; ROOTSTOCK; SANDY SOIL; SEASONALITY; SOIL WATER BALANCE; UNITED STATES;

INSTRUMENTATION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

CITRUS PORADIS; CITRUS SINENSIS; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA;

EID: 0034062382     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.641311x     Document Type: Article

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