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Soil Porosity
When researching plant needs, it is frequently suggested that you plant in rich, well-draining soil. These instructions very rarely go…
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Matric Potential
Matric potential arises because water is attracted to most surfaces through hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces. This water…
Basics 2 min read
Open Source Software
A software whose source code is freely distributed with a license to study, change and further distributed to anyone for any purpose…
Soil Science & Engineering 6 min read
soil aggregation
Soil structure is the result of the spatial arrangement of the solid soil particles and their associated pore space. Aggregation…
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Seepage through soils
Introduction ‘Seepage’ is defined as the flow of a fluid, usually water, through a soil under a hydraulic gradient. A…
Basics 3 min read
Basics of Computers – Utility Software
Application software that assist OS in carrying out certain specialized tasks are called utility software. Let us look some of…
Soil Science & Engineering 7 min read
Soil Water
Soil acts as a sponge to take up and retain water. Movement of water into soil is called infiltration, and the…
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Infiltration vs. Runoff
An important function of soil is to absorb water at the land surface, and either store it for use by…
Soil Science & Engineering 4 min read
Root Zone Waste Water Treatment
The sight of filthy sewage flowing unrestricted into our rivers is not new. Our government spends humungous amount of public…
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Readily available water (RAW)
How much water is readily available to plants? Not all water held in the soil is readily available to plants.…
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Wilting point
Wilting point is the minimum soil moisture required by a plant not to wilt. At this point, any decrease in…
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Micro Irrigation
Definition of Micro Irrigation: It can be defined as the application of water at low volume and frequent interval under…
