Field Calibration of a Capacitance Water Content Probe in Fine Sand Soils
โ Scribed by Morgan, K.T.; Parsons, L.R.; Wheaton, T.A.; Pitts, D.J.; Obreza, T.A.
- Book ID
- 121523750
- Publisher
- The American Society of Agronomy
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-5995
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