Bulk density and soil moisture sensors

Soil Science: Step-by-Step Field Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 211-220

  Logsdon, Sally D ^a   Mbuya, Odemari S ^b   Tsegaye, Teferi ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clod method; Core sampler; Sampling equipment; Soil bulk density; Soil moisture sensors; Soil variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919716072     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/2008.soilsciencestepbystep.c16     Document Type: Chapter

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