Spatial evaluation of soil salinity using the WET sensor in the irrigated area of the Segura river lowland

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-112

  De Paz, José M ^a   Visconti, Fernando ^b   Rubio, José L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cokriging; Geostatistics; Kriging; OLS; Soil salinity; WET sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551649327     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200900221     Document Type: Article

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