Measuring water content and electrical conductivity in substrates with tdr (time domain reflectometry)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 644, Issue , 2004, Pages 283-290

  Charpentier, S ^a   Guerin V ^a   Morel, P ^a   Tawegoum, R ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Container crop; Peat; Perlite

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844298812     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.644.38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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