Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations (Hardcover)

Introduction
Definitions of Physical Units and the International System
Structure and Properties of Water
Tensiometers
Terminology
Static Water in Soil
Water Movement in Saturated Soil
Field Capacity, Permanent Wilting, Available Water, and the Non-Limiting Water Range
Penetrometer Measurements
Measurement of Oxygen Diffusion Rate
Infiltration
Pore Volume
Measurement of Soil Water Content using Time Domain Reflectometry
Root Anatomy and Poiseuille’s Law
Water Movement to Plant Roots and Gardner’s Equation
Measurement of Water Potential with Thermocouple Psychrometers
Measurement of Water Potential with Pressure Chambers
Stem Anatomy and Measurement of Osmotic Potential and Turgor Potential
Cohesion Theory
Electrical Analogues
Leaf Anatomy and Elasticity
Stomatal Anatomy and Stomatal Resistance
Solar Radiation and Black Bodies
Measurement of Canopy Temperature with Infrared Thermometers
Crop-Water-Stress Index
Potential Evapotranspiration
Water and Yield