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Installation and Evaluation of Permanent Access Pits Which Permit Continuity of Measurement in Cultivated Soils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

K. R. Howse  and
M. J. Goss
K. R. Howse
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council Letcombe Laboratory, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9JT, England
M. J. Goss
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council Letcombe Laboratory, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9JT, England
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Summary

We describe the insertion and reinstatement of a simple lined access pit that allows for the permanent installation of tensiometers, piezometers, etc. in soil that is cultivated annually. The presence of the access pit did not affect the hydrology of the soil in its vicinity. We give an example of the application of results from tensiometers permanently installed in this way.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , July 1982 , pp. 267 - 276
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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