Geo-electrical survey on the soil of an apricot orchard grown under semi-arid conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 862, Issue , 2010, Pages 425-428

  Celano, G ^a   Palese, A M ^a   Tuzio, A C ^a   Zuardi, D ^a   Lazzari, L ^a   Xiloyannis, C ^a   Martorella, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b GEDIT Geologia per l'Edilizia ed il Territorio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity ( ); Electrical resistivity imaging (ERI); Geo electrical tomography; Hydro pedological parameters; Root biomass; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 77957310549     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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