Control of the moisture content of growing media by time domain reflectometry (TDR)

Agronomie

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 275-279

  Morel, Philippe ^a   Michel, Jean Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Growing medium; Irrigation management; Pot crop; TDR

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CONTROL SYSTEM; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 4944227726     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2004023     Document Type: Article

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