Principles of soil and plant water relations /

Main Author: Kirkham, M. B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Definitions of physical units and the international system
  • Structure and properties of water
  • Tensiometers
  • Soil-water terminology and applications
  • Static water in soil
  • Water Movement in saturated soil
  • Field capacity, wilting point, available water, and the nonlimiting water range
  • Penetrometer measurements
  • Measurement of oxygen diffusion rate
  • Infiltration
  • Pore volume
  • Time domain reflectometry to measure volumetric soil water content
  • Root anatomy and Poiseuille's law for water flow in roots
  • Gardner's equation for water movement to plant roots
  • Measurement of water potential with thermocouple psychrometers
  • Measurement of water potential with pressure chambers
  • Stem anatomy and measurement of osmotic potential and turgor potential using pressure-volume curves
  • The ascent of water in plants
  • Electrical analogues for water movement through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
  • Leaf anatomy and leaf elasticity
  • Stomata and measurement of stomatal resistance
  • Solar radiation, black bodies, heat budget, and radiation balance
  • Measurement of canopy temperature with infrared thermometers
  • Stress-degree-day concept and crop-water-stress index
  • Potential evapotranspiration
  • Water and yield.