Measurement of the tree root growth using electrical impedance spectroscopy

Silva Fennica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-166

  Repo, Tapani ^a   Laukkanen, Janne ^b   Silvennoinen, Raimo ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

CNLS curve fitting; Displacement method; Distributed electric model; Hydroponics; Impedance analysis; Willow

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GROWTH KINETICS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PLANT CELL CULTURE; SILVER; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CULTURE SOLUTIONS; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPONIC CULTURE; TREE ROOT GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; ROOT;

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS; FREQUENCIES; GROWTH; IMPEDANCE; SILVER; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; TREES;

SALIX; SALIX MYRSINIFOLIA;

EID: 21244439129     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.380     Document Type: Article

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