Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations

1. Introduction2. Definitions of Physical Units and the International System3. Structure and Properties of Water4. Soil-Water Terminology and Applications5. Tensiometers6. Static Water in Soil7. Water Movement in Saturated Soil8. Time Domain Reflectometry9. Dual Thermal Probes10. Field Capacity, Wilting Point, Available Water, and the Nonlimiting Water Range11. Penetrometers12. Oxygen Diffusion Rate13. Infiltration14. Pore Volume15. Root Anatomy and Poiseuille's Law for Water Flow in Roots16. Gardner's Equation for Water Movement to Plant Roots17. Stem Anatomy and Pressure-Volume Curves18. Thermocouple Psychrometers19. Pressure Chambers20. The Ascent of Water in Plants21. Sap Flow22. Electrical Analogs for Water Movement through the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum23. Leaf Anatomy and Leaf Elasticity24. Stomatal Anatomy and Stomatal Resistance25. Solar Radiation, Black Bodies, Heat Budget, and Radiation Balance26. Infrared Thermometers27. Stress-Degree-Day Concept and Crop Water Stress Index28. Potential Evapotranspiration29. Water and Yield30. Solar Time and Interception of Direct-Beam Solar Radiation 31. Soil and Plant Water Relations under Microgravity