Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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Estimating Soil Water Availability in Forest Nurseries.

Rafael Rubilar1, Manuel Acevedo2, Andr�s Hernandez2, and Stefhani Bordones2. (1) CHILE,Univ. of, Fac. de Cs. Forestales Universidad de Concepci�n, Victoria 631-Casilla 160C, Concepci�n, CHILE, CHILE, (2) Fac. Cs. Forestales, Universidad de Concepcion, Victoria 631-Casilla 160C, Concepci�n, Chile

Forest nursery soil water availability variability was estimated using a model based on organic matter content and particle size. The model predicted field capacity and wilting point and provided SWA estimates with less than 5% error.

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