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What is ET? An Evapotranspiration Primer

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MF2389 What is ET? An Evapotranspiration Primer

by Danny H. Rogers Mahbub Alam

  • Published Date: Jan 1999
  • Revision Date: Jan 2007
Evapotranspiration (ET) combines evaporation from soil with transpiration from plants to describe water loss from a crop to air. Water functions in plants: cooling, nutrient transport, hydration.
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