Near Infrared sensors (NIR) for peat moisture determination

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 421, Issue , 1998, Pages 185-190

  O'Mahony, M J ^a   Ward, S M ^a   Lynch, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Research Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Horticultural moss peat; Moisture content; Near Infrared; NIR; Peat; Sensor

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33646502754     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.421.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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