New polymer tensiometers: Measuring matric pressures down to the wilting point

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 196-202

  Bakker, Gerben ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Martine J ^a   De Rooij, Gerrit H ^a   Hoogendam, Cornelis W ^a   Gooren, Hermanus P A ^a   Huiskes, Cindy ^b   Koopal, Luuk K ^a   Kruidhof, Henk ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SANDY LOAM; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSIOMETER; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 34547863138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0110     Document Type: Article

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