Quantification of Rockwool Substrate Water Content using a Capacitive Water Sensor
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Baek, Jeong-Hyeon
(Department of Agriculture and Life Science, Graduate School, Korea National Open University)
Park, Ju-Sung (Department of Electronics Engineering, Pusan National University) Lee, Ho-Jin (Department of Environmental Horticulture, Graduate School, The University of Seoul) An, Jin-Hee (Department of Agriculture and Industries, Kangwon National University Graduate School) Choi, Eun-Young (Department of Agricultural Science, Korea National Open University) |
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