Principles of soil and plant water relations
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Principles of soil and plant water relations
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2014
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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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