Soil water sensor accuracy for predicting seedling emergence using a hydrothermal time model

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-243

  Taylor, Jeffrey R ^a   Roundy, Bruce A ^a   Allen, Phil S ^a   Meyer, Susan E ^b   Eggett, Dennis L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachypodium distachyon; Bromus fasciculatus; Bromus tectorum; Crithopsis delilianus; Elymus elymoides; Great Basin; Mediterranean grasses; Negev desert; Seed germination; Soil matric potential; Stipa capensis

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASS; GRAVIMETRY; GROWTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MODEL; PREDICTION; SANDY LOAM; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL;

ASIA; BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; EURASIA; GREAT BASIN; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; NORTH AMERICA; PROVO; SOUTHERN DISTRICT; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

BLEPHARIDACHNE; BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON; BROMUS; BROMUS FASCICULATUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; CRITHOPSIS; ELYMUS; ELYMUS ELYMOIDES; POACEAE; SCHISMUS; STIPA CAPENSIS;

EID: 34250716821     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980701465106     Document Type: Article

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