Electrical resistivity tomography as a non-destructive method for mapping root biomass in an orchard

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-215

  Rossi, R ^a   Amato, M ^a   Bitella, G ^a   Bochicchio, R ^a   Ferreira Gomes, J J ^b   Lovelli, S ^a   Martorella, E ^a   Favale, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMETRY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FINE ROOT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ORCHARD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY; VEGETATION MAPPING; WATER CONTENT;

ITALY;

EID: 79952776400     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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