Using electro-magnetic induction technology to identify sampling sites for soil acidity assessment and to determine spatial variability of soil acidity in rice fields

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-214

  Dunn, B W ^a,b   Beecher, H G ^a,b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Co operative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Precision agriculture

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ACIDITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; LIMING; MONITORING; PADDY FIELD; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; RICE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 33846416225     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05102     Document Type: Article

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