Stress induced water content variations in mango stem by time domain reflectometry

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 510-520

  Nadler, A ^a   Raveh, Eran ^c   Yermiyahu, Uri ^c   Green, S ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION; SCHEDULING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

STEM CELLS; STEM RESISTIVITY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; WATER STATUS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCHEDULING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

WATER CONTENT;

CLIMATES; E I S; IRRIGATION; MANGIFERA; SCHEDULING; WATER ABSORPTION;

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 33645063182     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0127     Document Type: Article

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