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Principles of soil and plant water relations / M.B. Kirkham.

Kirkham, M. B. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0124097510 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780124097513 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xvii, 500 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Amsterdam ; Elsevier Academic Press, c2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Plant-water relationships.
Plant-soil relationships.
Groundwater flow.
Relations plante-eau.
Relations plante-sol.
Eau souterraine > Écoulement.
Relação solo-água-planta-atmosfera.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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