AN EVALUATION OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (P.E.G.) 6000 AND P.E.G. 20,000 IN THE OSMOTIC CONTROL OF SOIL WATER MATRIC POTENTIAL

Abstract
An evaluation of polyethylene glycol (P.E.G.) 6000 and P.E.G. 20,000 in the osmotic control of soil water matric potential was conducted using the pressure membrane as a standard. Results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the three methods at four matric potentials between −0.51 and −15.3 atmospheres. Hence, either P.E.G. 6000 or P.E.G. 20,000 can be used satisfactorily in the osmotic control of soil water matric potential.

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