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Moisture Relations of Soil Inclusions of a Texture Different from the Surrounding Soil
Author(s) -
Grover Ben L.,
Cahoon Garth A.,
Hotchkiss C. W.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1964.03615995002800050032x
Subject(s) - loam , soil texture , soil water , clay soil , water content , field capacity , soil science , moisture , wetting , geology , environmental science , agronomy , geotechnical engineering , materials science , composite material , biology
The rates of wetting and drying of soil inclusions, showed that the rate of rise of soil suction in the inclusion when compared to the surrounding soil was greatest with Ducor clay. The other soils followed in order of decreasing clay content. The rate of wetting was also greatest in the Ducor clay inclusion; the others were in the following order Coachella loamy sand > Ramona loam > Chino loam. The inclusions consisted of the soil ball on commercial nursery‐grown citrus trees. The ball was wrapped in burlap in the usual manner. The Chino loam inclusions took 3 times as long to wet as the surrounding soil when they were placed in either the clay or sand. The data indicated that extra caution must be used in orchard operation when the texture of the nursery soil is different from the field soil.