A nondestructive method for estimating the root mass of young peach trees after root pruning using electrical capacitance measurements

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-213

  Tsukahara, Kiyoko ^a   Yamane, Kenji ^b   Yamaki, Yoshikazu ^b   Honjo, Hitoshi ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrical capacitance (EC); LCR meter; Ornamental peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch); Root mass; Root pruning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989272181     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.65.2.6     Document Type: Article

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