Publication Date:
1982-05-01
Description:
The 1500-kPa pressure plate extraction procedure for estimating the wilting percentage was an unreliable predictor of water remaining in soil-peat mixes when plants wilted. Quantities of water remaining in the mixes when corn and sunflowers wilted increased as the percentage of peat increased reaching more than 1/3 of the volume of the medium in some of the mixes and in pure peat.
Print ISSN:
0008-4271
Electronic ISSN:
1918-1841
Topics:
Geosciences
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition