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Evaluation Of The Filter Paper Method For Estimating Soil Water Potential, Samir Al-Khafaf
Evaluation Of The Filter Paper Method For Estimating Soil Water Potential, Samir Al-Khafaf
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The filter paper method for measuring soil water potential was evaluated. The method was calibrated using salt solutions (-1.4 bars to -22.4 bars), sample chamber psychrometer (-1 to -50 bars), pressure plate (-0.1 to -15 bars) and soil column at equilibrium (0 to -0.2 bars). It was found that the absolute temperature had little effect on the predicted soil water potential, but a temperature variation had a large effect. It was found that the temperature fluctuation must be small. The predicted water potential was influenced by the type of contact of the soil with the filter paper. It is suggested …