Principles of soil and plant water relations

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Principles of soil and plant water relations

M.B. Kirkham

Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2014

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations, 2e describes the principles of water relations within soils, followed by the uptake of water and its subsequent movement throughout and from the plant body. This is presented as a progressive series of physical and biological interrelations, even though each topic is treated in detail on its own. The book also describes equipment used to measure water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system. At the end of each chapter is a biography of a scientist whose principles are discussed in the chapter. In addition to new information on the concept of celestial time, this new edition also includes new chapters on methods to determine sap flow in plants dual-probe heat-pulse technique to monitor water in the root zone.

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Introduction Definitions of Physical Units and the International System Structure and Properties of Water Soil-Water Terminology and Applications Tensiometers Static Water in Soil Water Movement in Saturated Soil Time Domain Reflectometry Dual Thermal Probes Field Capacity, Wilting Point, Available Water, and the Non-Limiting Water Range Penetrometers Oxygen Diffusion Rate Infiltration Pore Volume Root Anatomy and Poiseuille's Law for Water Flow in Roots Gardner's Equation for Water Movement to Plant Roots Stem Anatomy and Pressure-Volume Curves Thermocouple Psychrometers Pressure Chambers The Ascent of Water in Plants Sap Flow Electrical Analogues for Water Movement through the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Leaf Anatomy and Leaf Elasticity Stomatal Anatomy and Stomatal Resistance Solar Radiation, Black Bodies, Heat Budget, and Radiation Balance Infrared Thermometers Stress-Degree-Day Concept and Crop-Water-Stress Index Potential Evapotranspiration Water and Yield Solar Time and Interception of Direct-Beam Solar Radiation

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