soil’s capacity

Water storage capacities of soils

The soil’s capacity to make available varying quantities of water, depending on texture, structure, depth of soil profile or rooting zone, will affect irrigation frequency and total application amount. A growing plant will require varying quantities of water at different stages of plant growth. The water requirement commences at the time of seeding and will…

soil textural classifications

Soil and water relationship

Soil characteristics Just as it was important to assess soil characteristics to determine the basic design of the irrigation system, it is equally important to assess these same characteristics if effective irrigation scheduling is to be the result. To better understand this, you must first look at the various soils and see the differences in…