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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/1992jul4.pdf Last checked: 08/06/2009 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
Author(s): | Sheard, R. W. |
Author Affiliation: | Executive Secretary, Sports Turf Association |
Title: | Movement of water in soil |
Article Series: | Understanding turf management, part 5 |
Source: | Sports Turf Newsletter [STA]. Vol. 5, No. 2, July 1992, p. 4-5. |
Publishing Information: | Guelph, Ontario: The Sports Turf Association |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soil water movement; Perched water table; Capillary porosity; Drainage systems; Infiltration rate Sports Turf Canada Keywords: Water/Irrigation
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the movement of water in the soil, mentioning gravitational pull and capillary forces. Explains that "capillary flow is the movement of water at moisture contents of field capacity or less." Mentions infiltration rate, defining it as "the rate at which water enters the soil surface." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Figures |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Sheard, R. W. 1992. Movement of water in soil. Sports Turf Newsl. 5(2):p. 4-5. |
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