Spatial and temporal dynamics of water in the root environment of potted plants on a flooded bench fertigation system

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-65

  Otten, W ^a,b   Raats, P A C ^a   Baas, R ^c   Challa, H ^a   Kabat, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Research Station for Floriculture and Greenhouse Vegetables   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Horticultural media; Hydraulic conductivity; Hysteresis; Water retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 12944315872     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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