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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/2006sum17.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Gillespie, Terry |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph |
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| Title: | Water in the bank: Treating soil moisture like money in the bank can provide a simple tool for irrigation management |
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| Source: | Sports Turf Manager [STA]. Vol. 19, No. 2, Summer 2006, p. 17-19. |
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| Publishing Information: | Guelph, Ontario: The Sports Turf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soil moisture; Water resources; Available water; Evapotranspiration rate; Irrigation scheduling; Irrigation practices; Irrigation program; Water use restrictions; Precipitation; Irrigation systems; Soil water; Surface runoff; Drainage
Sports Turf Canada Keywords: Water/Irrigation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes water in the soil as "money...in a bank account." Recommends testing soil samples to determine a satisfactory level of water necessary for the soil. Explains that "each soil type has an upper limit to its water-holding capability when all the soil pore are full. There is also a lower limit to the availability of soil water to plants - when the moisture content is low enough that the water is held very tightly in the smallest soil pores and roots cannot extract it. The difference between the water content at the soil's upper limit and the content at its lower limit of availability to roots is the plant available water or PAW." Concludes that "treating soil moisture like money in the bank can provide a simple tool for daily irrigation management and a simple way of providing rational advice to policy makers who are dealing with water regulations." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gillespie, T. 2006. Water in the bank: Treating soil moisture like money in the bank can provide a simple tool for irrigation management. Sports Turf Manager. 19(2):p. 17-19. |
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