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    WATER MOVEMENT

    in SOIL
    WHAT IS SOIL WATER?
    Soil water—sometimes called soil moisture—represents the water
    in land surfaces (unsaturated zone).
    Soil moisture is the water content of the soil.
    Soil water fill-up the pores space and act as universal solvent
    nutrient carrier and nutrient itself.
    SOIL WATER MOVEMENT
    ❑ is an important process in soil
    ❑ controls the amount of water available to
    plants, how much water can be stored in
    the soil, and whether the root zone has
    excess water in.
    4 TYPES OF MOVEMENT

    Infiltration
    Infiltration refers to the downward entry or
    movement of water into the soil surface.
    The rate at which water is penetrating the surface of
    soil at any given instant is called the infiltration rate,
    usually measured in cm/hr.
    4 TYPES OF MOVEMENT

    Percolation
    downward movement of water through a
    column of soil due to force of gravity.
    4 TYPES OF MOVEMENT

    Permeability
    indicates the relative ease of movement of
    water within the soil.
    The characteristics that determine how fast
    air and water move through the soil.
    4 TYPES OF MOVEMENT

    Capillary movement
    the water moved in the form of thin or capillary film
    from a wet regions to dry region.
    In soils, above water level and some parts get
    saturated fully above due to capillarity, water rises
    to some distance to that some other part gets
    partially saturated.
    It doesn’t depend upon the grain size, but it does depend
    upon the pore size.
    SOIL MOISTURE
    TENSION
    Soil Moisture Tension (SMT)
    - The term “soil moisture tension is used synonymously to
    other terms-‘soil moisture potential’, ‘soil moisture suction-
    to cover the entire range of moisture (Khonke, 1968).
    - the amount of force necessary to remove a water molecule
    from a soil particle to allow for uptake by a plant's root
    system.
    Soil Moisture Tension
    - It is measured using device called Tensiometer.
    - commonly expressed in units of bars or centibars.
    One bar is equal to 100 centibars (cb).
    AVAILABILITY OF WATER
    AT VARIOUS MOISTURE
    CONDITION
    3 FORMS OF WATER:

    Gravitational Capillary Hygroscopic

    water that is
    water that is
    water that held so
    held in the
    moves tightly by soil
    pore spaces
    downward particles that
    between the
    through the it is
    tiny soil
    soil unavailable
    particles
    to plants
    Terms that illustrate soil from its wettest condition to its
    driest condition:

    1. SATURATION
    ➢ the soil water content when all pores are filled
    with water.

    2. FIELD CAPACITY
    ➢ the soil water content after the soil has been
    saturated and allowed to drain freely for about
    24 to 48 hours. Free drainage occurs because
    of the force of gravity pulling on the water.

    3. PERMANENT WILTING POINT


    ➢ the soil water content when plants have
    extracted all the water they can. At the
    permanent wilting point, a plant will wilt and
    not recover.
    THANK YOU!

    Crystal J. D. Calva Angel Antoinette G. Dagoy


    BSA- 1 BSA- 1

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