Soil structure evaluation by using a fiber-optic sensor

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1317-1322

  Zuo, Y ^a   Erbach, D C ^a   Marley, S J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate size; Fiber optics; Sensor; Soil quality; Soil structure; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CROPS; EROSION; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOILS;

DISPLACEMENT SENSORS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; FIBER OPTICS; SENSOR; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034471633     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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