Principles of soil and plant water relations
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Principles of soil and plant water relations
Elsevier Academic Press, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations combines biology and physics to show how water moves through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. This text explores the instrumentation and the methods used to measure the status of water in soil and plants. Principles are clearly presented with the aid of diagrams, anatomical figures, and images of instrumentation. The methods on instrumentation can be used by researchers, consultants, and the military to monitor soil degradation, including measurements of soil compaction, repellency, oxygen diffusion rate, and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity.Intended for graduate students in plant and soil science programs, this book also serves as a useful reference for agronomists, plant ecologists, and agricultural engineers.
Table of Contents
IntroductionDefinitions of Physical Units and the International SystemStructure and Properties of WaterTensiometersTerminologyStatic Water in SoilWater Movement in Saturated SoilField Capacity, Permanent Wilting, Available Water, and the Non-Limiting Water RangePenetrometer MeasurementsMeasurement of Oxygen Diffusion RateInfiltrationPore VolumeMeasurement of Soil Water Content using Time Domain ReflectometryRoot Anatomy and Poiseuille's LawWater Movement to Plant Roots and Gardner's EquationMeasurement of Water Potential with Thermocouple PsychrometersMeasurement of Water Potential with Pressure Chambers Stem Anatomy and Measurement of Osmotic Potential and Turgor PotentialCohesion TheoryElectrical AnaloguesLeaf Anatomy and ElasticityStomatal Anatomy and Stomatal ResistanceSolar Radiation and Black BodiesMeasurement of Canopy Temperature with Infrared ThermometersCrop-Water-Stress IndexPotential EvapotranspirationWater and Yield
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