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Root distributions in a laboratory box evaluated using two different techniques (gravimetric and image processing) and their impact on root water uptake simulated with HYDRUS Cover

Root distributions in a laboratory box evaluated using two different techniques (gravimetric and image processing) and their impact on root water uptake simulated with HYDRUS

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 64 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)
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|May 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 (formerly 0042-790X) | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 196 - 208
Submitted on: Aug 10, 2015
Accepted on: Dec 16, 2015
Published on: May 12, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Flat laboratory box,
Image analysis,
Gravimetric analysis,
Root distribution,
Root water uptake,
Mathematical modeling
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