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  1. United States Department of Agriculture, Science and Education Administration, Agricultural Research Southern Region, Grassland, Soil & Water Research Laboratory, Temple, Texas, U.S.A.

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Ritchie, J.T. Soil water availability. Plant Soil 58, 327–338 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02180061

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