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Soil Water and Plant Growth
Water is the key input in agriculture. Plants require water continuously from germination until maturity and that too in huge amounts. All the growth...
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Soil, Water and Nutrients
This Chapter provides an introduction to basic elements of soil science, from an understanding of the soil profile, its develop and its importance to...
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Modelling Soil Water Dynamics
The International Society of Precision Agriculture defined precision agriculture as follows: ‘Precision Agriculture is a management strategy that...
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Water’s path from moss to soil Vol. 2: how soil-moss combinations affect soil water fluxes and soil loss in a temperate forest
Mosses are key components of many ecosystems and particularly related to water cycling. In principle, the importance of mosses for water-related...
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How Can Apparent Soil Water Retention Capacity Be Analyzed?
This lab activity focuses on determining the water-holding capacity of different soil textures using a simple filtration method. Theoretical...
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Soil Water Management
Freshwater is essential to human survival but a finite resource. Only about 2.5% of the world’s total volume of water is freshwater, and the...
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Effects of Organic Manure and Biochar-Based Fertilizer Application on Soil Water and Salt Transport in Brackish Water Irrigated Soil Profile
It is uncertain how soil amendments (organic manure and biochar-based fertilizer) affect soil water and salt movement below the root zone under...
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Soil and Water Management
Soil is one of the most fundamental and basic resources. Although erroneously dubbed as “dirt” or sometimes perceived as something of insignificant...
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Matching root water uptake patterns to fine root and soil water distributions
AimsExploring the relationships between water uptake, fine root, and soil water is essential for many fields, such as plant physiology, ecological...
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Soil and Water Conservation Techniques in Rainfed Areas
Agronomic measures and engineering measures are the techniques for soil and water conservation in rainfed areas. Agronomic practices for soil and...
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Assessing accuracy of crop water stress inversion of soil water content all day long
There is growing interest in using canopy temperature (Tc), including crop water Stress index (CWSI), for irrigation management. However, Tc varies...
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Combined influence of water-absorbing polymer and vegetation on soil water characteristic curve under field condition
AimsWater-absorbing polymer (WAP) is recognized as a suitable soil additive for enhancing water retention and storage in the root zone under arid...
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Soil, Water, and Biodiversity Conservation Through Agroforestry for Crop Production
Agroforestry is integrated with agriculture crops, perennial trees, and livestock or pasture. Agroforestry has the potential for sustainable...
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Response of the Soil Bacterial Community to Soil Fertility During Vegetation Restoration in Soil and Water Loss Areas in South China
PurposeVegetation restoration is an effective measure for improving soil fertility in areas prone to water and soil erosion. However, how soil...
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Soil Water Repellency in Reforested Sandy Soils
Agriculture on sandy soils in Poland was not economical, and in the 1990s, cultivation in these areas was largely abandoned. Consequently, they were...
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Soil multifunctionality is associated with soil water content and fungal richness in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations
BackgroundSoil multifunctionality (SMF), which was used to mirror the ability of soil to deliver multiple functions simultaneously, is an effective...
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Soil Water Stress Effects on Potato Tuber Starch Quality Formation
Soil water stress has a significant impact on crop physiology, however, the specific response of starch quality formation in potato tubers remains...
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A field investigation on the soil management practices in a productive vineyard considering C sequestration and water resistance of soil structure
Optimal soil structure is linked to soil organic matter (SOM). Different soil management practice alternates SOM but the storing C to soil structure...
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An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity in a soil texture specific way
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) alter plant water relations and contribute to soil structure. Although soil hydraulic properties depend on soil...
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The effects of wildfire frequency on post-fire soil surface water dynamics
Increasing wildfire frequency in the Mediterranean Basin could affect future plant-soil–water-dynamics. The capacity of soils to retain water is a...
