Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations Book

1 Introduction
2 Definitions of Physical Units and the International System
3 Structure and Properties of Water
4 Tensiometers
5 Terminology
6 Static Water in Soil
7 Water Movement in Saturated Soil
8 Field Capacity, Permanent Wilting, Available Water, and the Non-Limiting Water Range
9 Penetrometer Measurements
10 Measurement of Oxygen Diffusion Rate
11 Infiltration
12 Pore Volume
13 Measurement of Soil Water Content using Time Domain Reflectometry
14 Root Anatomy and Poiseuille’s Law
15 Water Movement to Plant Roots and Gardner’s Equation
16 Measurement of Water Potential with Thermocouple Psychrometers
17 Measurement of Water Potential with Pressure Chambers
18 Stem Anatomy and Measurement of Osmotic Potential and Turgor Potential
19 Cohesion Theory
20 Electrical Analogues
21 Leaf Anatomy and Elasticity
22 Stomatal Anatomy and Stomatal Resistance
23 Solar Radiation and Black Bodies
24 Measurement of Canopy Temperature with Infrared Thermometers
25 Crop-Water-Stress Index
26 Potential Evapotranspiration
27 Water and Yield