Soil-water potential (soil-water tension) is a measure of the tenacity with which water is retained in the soil and shows the force per unit area that must be exerted to remove water from the soil. …

The force that governs water movement in soil is called the soil–water potential, and is of a great fundamental importance to soil and soil health considerations as water availability is key to …

The totalenergy state of soil water is defined by its equivalent potential energy, as determined by the various forces acting on the water per unit quantity. In general, flow rates of water in soils …

Soil water potential is the potential energy per unit quantity of water (Campbell and Mulla, 1990). It is useful for describing the amount of water available to plants and assessing the movement of …

Soil- water status is a critical and rapidly changing variable that determines and impacts numerous important factors in production fields such as crop emergence and growth, water …

The soil water potential indicates the strength or energy required to remove water from the soil, and it is an indirect measurement of water availability. Plant available water is the difference …

Water potential is frequently called water tension, soil suction, and soil pore water pressure. We typically use units of pressure to describe soil water potential, including megapascals (MPa), …

Soil Water Energy The movement of soil water is due to two forces: Gravity Capillarity Gravity moves water downward Capillarity moves water in all directions. Potential Energy Energy …

The difference between the energy states of soil water and pure free water is known as soil water potential. Total water potential (Pt) Ψt is the sum of the contributions of gravitational potential …

Soil water potential is measured either by measuring some property of the soil which changes with the water potential, or by equilibrating the liquid or gas phase of the water in some reference …