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.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page x 2. Chapter 2 : Definitions of physical units and the international system - p. Page 14 3. Chapter 3 : Structure and properties of water - p. Page 30 4. Chapter 4 : Soil–water terminology and applications - p. Page 46 5. Chapter 5 : Tensiometers - p. Page 62 6. Chapter 6 : Static water in soil - p. Page 81 7. Chapter 7 : Water movement in saturated soil - p. Page 99 8. Chapter 8 : Time domain reflectometry - p. Page 117 9. Chapter 9 : Dual thermal probes - p. Page 135 10. Chapter 10 : Field capacity, wilting point, available water, and the nonlimiting water range - p. Page 164 11. Chapter 11 : Penetrometers - p. Page 186 12. Chapter 12 : Oxygen diffusion rate - p. Page 204 13. Chapter 13 : Infiltration - p. Page 221 14. Chapter 14 : Pore volume - p. Page 246 15. Chapter 15 : Root anatomy and Poiseuille's law for water flow in roots - p. Page 261 16. Chapter 16 : Gardner's equation for water movement to plant roots - p. Page 288 17. Chapter 17 : Stem anatomy and pressure–volume curves - p. Page 300 18. Chapter 18 : Thermocouple psychrometers - p. Page 336 19. Chapter 19 : Pressure chambers - p. Page 361 20. Chapter 20 : The ascent of water in plants - p. Page 377 21. Chapter 21 : Sap flow - p. Page 405 22. Chapter 22 : Electrical analogs for water movement through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum - p. Page 427 23. Chapter 23 : Leaf anatomy and leaf elasticity - p. Page 448 24. Chapter 24 : Stomatal anatomy and stomatal resistance - p. Page 470 25. Chapter 25 : Solar radiation, black bodies, heat budget, and radiation balance - p. Page 494 26. Chapter 26 : Infrared thermometers - p. Page 517 27. Chapter 27 : Stress-degree-day concept and crop water stress index - p. Page 527 28. Chapter 28 : Potential evapotranspiration - p. Page 543 29. Chapter 29 : Water and yield - p. Page 558 30. Chapter 30 : Solar time and interception of direct-beam solar radiation - p. Page 576 31. Chapter 31 : Soil and plant water relations under microgravity - p. Page 600 32. Index - p. Page 619
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.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page x 2. Chapter 2 : Definitions of physical units and the international system - p. Page 14 3. Chapter 3 : Structure and properties of water - p. Page 30 4. Chapter 4 : Soil–water terminology and applications - p. Page 46 5. Chapter 5 : Tensiometers - p. Page 62 6. Chapter 6 : Static water in soil - p. Page 81 7. Chapter 7 : Water movement in saturated soil - p. Page 99 8. Chapter 8 : Time domain reflectometry - p. Page 117 9. Chapter 9 : Dual thermal probes - p. Page 135 10. Chapter 10 : Field capacity, wilting point, available water, and the nonlimiting water range - p. Page 164 11. Chapter 11 : Penetrometers - p. Page 186 12. Chapter 12 : Oxygen diffusion rate - p. Page 204 13. Chapter 13 : Infiltration - p. Page 221 14. Chapter 14 : Pore volume - p. Page 246 15. Chapter 15 : Root anatomy and Poiseuille's law for water flow in roots - p. Page 261 16. Chapter 16 : Gardner's equation for water movement to plant roots - p. Page 288 17. Chapter 17 : Stem anatomy and pressure–volume curves - p. Page 300 18. Chapter 18 : Thermocouple psychrometers - p. Page 336 19. Chapter 19 : Pressure chambers - p. Page 361 20. Chapter 20 : The ascent of water in plants - p. Page 377 21. Chapter 21 : Sap flow - p. Page 405 22. Chapter 22 : Electrical analogs for water movement through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum - p. Page 427 23. Chapter 23 : Leaf anatomy and leaf elasticity - p. Page 448 24. Chapter 24 : Stomatal anatomy and stomatal resistance - p. Page 470 25. Chapter 25 : Solar radiation, black bodies, heat budget, and radiation balance - p. Page 494 26. Chapter 26 : Infrared thermometers - p. Page 517 27. Chapter 27 : Stress-degree-day concept and crop water stress index - p. Page 527 28. Chapter 28 : Potential evapotranspiration - p. Page 543 29. Chapter 29 : Water and yield - p. Page 558 30. Chapter 30 : Solar time and interception of direct-beam solar radiation - p. Page 576 31. Chapter 31 : Soil and plant water relations under microgravity - p. Page 600 32. Index - p. Page 619
