Advances in Crop Water Management Using Capacitive Water Sensors

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 90, Issue , 2006, Pages 43-77

  Fares, A ^a   Polyakov, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

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EID: 33751042180     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2113(06)90002-9     Document Type: Review

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