A porous-matrix sensor to measure the matric potential of soil water in the field

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-25

  Whalley, W R ^a   Clark, L J ^a   Take, W A ^b   Bird, N R A ^a   Leech, P K ^a   Cope, R E ^a   Watts, C W ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; MATRIC POTENTIAL; MATRIX; POROUS MEDIUM; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 33846813448     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2006.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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