Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations
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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations

  1. 640 pages
  2. English
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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations

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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations, Third Edition describes the fundamental principles of soil and water relationships in relation to water storage in soil and water uptake by plants. The book explains why it is important to know about soil-plant-water relations, with subsequent chapters providing the definition of all physical units and the SI system and dealing with the structure of water and its special properties. Final sections explain the structure of plants and the mechanisms behind their interrelationships, especially the mechanism of water uptake and water flow within plants and how to assess parameters.All chapters begin with a brief paragraph about why the topic is important and include all formulas necessary to calculate respective parameters. This third edition includes a new chapter on water relations of plants and soils in space as well as textbook problems and answers.- Covers plant anatomy, an essential component to understanding soil and plant water relations- includes problems and answers to help students apply key concepts- Provides the biography of the scientist whose principles are discussed in the chapter

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface to the First Edition
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Preface to the Third Edition
  9. List of Illustrations
  10. List of Tables
  11. Chapter 1 : Introduction
  12. Chapter 2 : Definitions of physical units and the international system
  13. Chapter 3 : Structure and properties of water
  14. Chapter 4 : Soil–water terminology and applications
  15. Chapter 5 : Tensiometers
  16. Chapter 6 : Static water in soil
  17. Chapter 7 : Water movement in saturated soil
  18. Chapter 8 : Time domain reflectometry
  19. Chapter 9 : Dual thermal probes
  20. Chapter 10 : Field capacity, wilting point, available water, and the nonlimiting water range
  21. Chapter 11 : Penetrometers
  22. Chapter 12 : Oxygen diffusion rate
  23. Chapter 13 : Infiltration
  24. Chapter 14 : Pore volume
  25. Chapter 15 : Root anatomy and Poiseuille's law for water flow in roots
  26. Chapter 16 : Gardner's equation for water movement to plant roots
  27. Chapter 17 : Stem anatomy and pressure–volume curves
  28. Chapter 18 : Thermocouple psychrometers
  29. Chapter 19 : Pressure chambers
  30. Chapter 20 : The ascent of water in plants
  31. Chapter 21 : Sap flow
  32. Chapter 22 : Electrical analogs for water movement through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
  33. Chapter 23 : Leaf anatomy and leaf elasticity
  34. Chapter 24 : Stomatal anatomy and stomatal resistance
  35. Chapter 25 : Solar radiation, black bodies, heat budget, and radiation balance
  36. Chapter 26 : Infrared thermometers
  37. Chapter 27 : Stress-degree-day concept and crop water stress index
  38. Chapter 28 : Potential evapotranspiration
  39. Chapter 29 : Water and yield
  40. Chapter 30 : Solar time and interception of direct-beam solar radiation
  41. Chapter 31 : Soil and plant water relations under microgravity
  42. Index
  43. A