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Methods of Determining the Moisture Characteristics of Soils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

P. J. Salter
P. J. Salter
Affiliation:
National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, Warwick
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Summary

Several methods of measuring and estimating the available-water capacity of soils with varying degrees of accuracy are described. The errors associated with the use of the different techniques on a wide range of soils have been calculated and suggestions are made regarding the choice of method for particular circumstances.

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 1967 , pp. 163 - 173
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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