Description
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
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Definitions of Physical Units and the International System 3. Structure and Properties of Water 4. Soil–Water Terminology and Applications 5. Tensiometers 6. Static Water in Soil 7. Water Movement in Saturated Soil 8. Time Domain Reflectometry 9. Dual Thermal Probes 10. Field Capacity, Wilting Point, Available Water, and the Nonlimiting Water Range 11. Penetrometers 12. Oxygen Diffusion Rate 13. Infiltration 14. Pore Volume 15. Root Anatomy and Poiseuille's Law for Water Flow in Roots 16. Gardner's Equation for Water Movement to Plant Roots 17. Stem Anatomy and Pressure–Volume Curves 18. Thermocouple Psychrometers 19. Pressure Chambers 20. The Ascent of Water in Plants 21. Sap Flow 22. Electrical Analogs for Water Movement through the Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum 23. Leaf Anatomy and Leaf Elasticity 24. Stomatal Anatomy and Stomatal Resistance 25. Solar Radiation, Black Bodies, Heat Budget, and Radiation Balance 26. Infrared Thermometers 27. Stress-Degree-Day Concept and Crop Water Stress Index 28. Potential Evapotranspiration 29. Water and Yield 30. Solar Time and Interception of Direct-Beam Solar Radiation31. Soil and Plant Water Relations under Microgravity
