A Methodological Comparison of Evapotranspiration Estimation for Coconut MATAG (Cocos nucifera) Seedlings in Tropical Nursery Conditions

Open Access

Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 219, 2026 5^th International Conference on Food Science and Engineering (ICFSE 2025)


Article Number		07008
Number of page(s)		18
Section		Sustainable Food Production
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621907008
Published online		11 February 2026

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