Development of a resistance-based sensor for detection of wetness at the soil-air interface

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 845-852

  Osborne, Lawrence E ^a   Jin, Yue ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA Agricultural Research Service Cereal Disease Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SENSORS; SOILS; WETTING;

PLANT PATHOGENS; SOIL-AIR INTERFACE;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 2642511691     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0845     Document Type: Article

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