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An Improved Calibration Determining Soil Bulk Density with Time Domain Reflectometry

Zhaoqiang Ju Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Development Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaona Liu Institute of Environmental Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Xiaojing Liu Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Development Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Pages 1072-1079 | Received 22 Apr 2011, Accepted 21 Jul 2012, Published online: 18 Mar 2013

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