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Plant Sciences

Utah State University

Theses/Dissertations

1956

Predicting irrigation

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A Comparison Of Devices For Measuring Soil Moisture Tension And Their Effectiveness In Predicting Irrigation Requirements In The Field, Modesto Capiel May 1956

A Comparison Of Devices For Measuring Soil Moisture Tension And Their Effectiveness In Predicting Irrigation Requirements In The Field, Modesto Capiel

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Many problems of management of irrigated soils require a knowledge of the soil moisture status and its relationship to plant growth before they can be solved.

The amount of water in the soil as indicated by moisture content gives no reliable information of its availability for plant growth. It is therefore desirable to obtain a direct measurement of the readiness with which soil water can be obtained by the plant

the "field capacity" and the "wilting percentage" have been helpful in estimating the amount of soil water that can be used by plants.

Soil sampling has been used extensively to …