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Estimation of Changes in the Water Status of Soils under Field Conditions from the Attenuation of β-Radiation by Water held in Absorbent Nylon Pads

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

P. Newbould ,
E. R. Mercer  and
P. M. Lay
P. Newbould
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council Radiobiological Laboratory, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Berkshire, England
E. R. Mercer
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council Radiobiological Laboratory, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Berkshire, England
P. M. Lay
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council Radiobiological Laboratory, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Berkshire, England
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Summary

A procedure is described in which variation in the attenuation of β-radiation by water held in nylon pads is used to show changes in the water content of soil. The method enables sequential measurements to be made in narrow zones of soil under field conditions; the results are not influenced by the presence of soluble salts.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1968 , pp. 167 - 177
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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