Feasibility study of monitoring the total available water content using non-invasive electromagnetic induction-based and electrode-based soil electrical conductivity measurements

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-65

  Hezarjaribi, Aboutaleb ^a   Sourell, Heinz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Irrigation management zones; Precision irrigation; Soil; Total available water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947323891     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.289     Document Type: Article

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