RELATIONSHIP OF THE PERMANENT WILTING PERCENTAGE AND THE SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT AT HARVEST TO THE 15-ATMOSPHERE PERCENTAGE
- 1 August 1960
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Soil Science
- Vol. 40 (2) , 264-269
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjss60-033
Abstract
Permanent wilting percentages based on the wilting of the upper leaves of sunflower plants were related to the 15-atmosphere percentage by the equation PWP = 0.35 + 0.833 FAP. This wilting percentage, which was lower than that based on a mean wilting condition of the plant as a whole, provided satisfactory estimates of minimum soil moisture contents under cereal crops at harvest time.Keywords
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