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Gravimetric water retention at 10 kPa measures the water held in the soil at 10 kPa pressure, commonly representing the moisture content that is available to plants under norm...
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Gravimetric water retention at 100 kPa measures the water retained by the soil at this specific pressure, using the gravimetric method. It indicates the moisture available to ...
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Gravimetric water retention at 1500 kPa refers to the mass of water retained by the soil at this pressure, as measured by the gravimetric method (weighing the soil before and ...
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Gravimetric water retention at 200 kPa is the mass of water retained by the soil at this specific suction pressure. It provides insight into the soil’s ability to retain water...
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Gravimetric water retention at 33 kPa measures the amount of water retained by the soil at this specific pressure, determined by the mass of water held in the soil when subjec...
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Gravimetric water retention at 500 kPa indicates the amount of water retained in the soil at this pressure. This is closer to the permanent wilting point, with the gravimetric...
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Gravimetric water retention at 6 kPa measures the soil's water content at a low suction pressure, typically indicative of the moisture available to plants under less favorable...
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Volumetric water retention refers to the amount of water retained in the soil, expressed as a volume per unit volume of soil. This measure is crucial for understanding the soi...
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Water retention at 10 kPa measures the volumetric water content of the soil at this pressure, which is typically considered within the zone of plant-available water. At 10 kPa...
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Water retention at 100 kPa measures the volumetric water content in the soil at this pressure. This value is often used to assess the availability of water for plant uptake un...
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Water retention at 1500 kPa (or field capacity) measures the amount of water that a soil can hold at this specific suction pressure. This is a critical indicator of the soil's...
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Water retention at 200 kPa refers to the volumetric water content retained by the soil at a 200 kPa pressure. This measurement typically lies between the field capacity and wi...
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Water retention at 33 kPa represents the volumetric water content in soil at a pressure of 33 kPa, which is often associated with the field capacity of the soil. At this press...
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Water retention at 500 kPa measures the volumetric water content of the soil at a pressure of 500 kPa, which lies between field capacity and permanent wilting point. This pres...
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Volumetric water retention at 6 kPa measures the soil’s ability to hold water at a low pressure, typically indicating the moisture content available to plants under conditions...
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Erosion and decposition caused by flowing surface water
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Aggregates are barely observable in place and there is only a weak arrangement of natural surfaces of weakness. When gently disturbed, the soil material breaks into a mixture ...