Physical Aspects of Soil Water and Salts in Ecosystems

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Physics of Infiltration....Pages 3-15
Drainage of a Vertical Column....Pages 17-28
Infiltration Predictions by a Moving Strained Coordinates Methods....Pages 29-42
Theory of Transport in Soils: Generalized Approaches Based on Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes....Pages 43-48
Calculation of Vertical Moisture Flow in a Soil Body during Evaporation, Infiltration and Redistribution....Pages 49-58
Linearized Solution of Infiltration at Constant Rate....Pages 59-63
Analysis and Interpretation of Experimentally Determined Absorption Curves....Pages 65-70
Analysis and Interpretation of Experimentally Determined Absorption Curves....Pages 71-76
Infiltration of Water into Layered Field Soils....Pages 77-89
Infiltration of Water into Nonuniform Soils....Pages 91-95
An Analysis of Soil Water Movement towards Seedlings Prior to Emergence....Pages 97-106
The Unfrozen Interfacial Phase in Frozen Soil Water Systems....Pages 107-124
On the Energy Concept of Soil Water....Pages 125-129
The Mechanical and Physical Behavior of Ca-Clay Soil and K-Clay Soil....Pages 131-140
Streaming-Potential Effects in Saturated Water Flow through a Sand-Kaolinite Mixture....Pages 141-151
The Influence of Clay Minerals and Exchangeable Cations on Soil Moisture Potential....Pages 153-160
The Hysteresis of Pore Water in Presence of Non-Independent Water Elements....Pages 161-179
Comparison between the Drainage Efficiency of a Leached Pseudogley Soil and a Pelosol....Pages 181-185
Correlation of Field Capacity between Open Field and Laboratory Determinations....Pages 187-193
Soil Crust Formation as Affected by Raindrop Impact....Pages 195-201
Back Matter....Pages 203-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Evaporation, Transpiration and Evapotranspiration: A Case for Ockham’s Razor....Pages 207-220
Evaporation from Bare Soils....Pages 221-226
Evaporation from Bare Soil in a Coastal Environment....Pages 227-236
Potential Evaporation as Influenced by Barrier-Induced Microclimate....Pages 237-244
Evaluation of Several Methods for Estimating Evapotranspiration under Semi-Arid Conditions....Pages 245-256
Dynamics of Water in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere System: A Model Named Troika....Pages 257-273
Microclimate Factors Affecting Evaporation and Transpiration....Pages 275-285
Bioclimatic Method for Scheduling Irrigation: Experiment with Maize in Vojvodina, Yugoslavia....Pages 287-291
Prediction of the Thermal Regime of Bare Soils....Pages 293-300
A Method of Determining, on the Farm, the Amount of Water and the Frequency of Irrigation....Pages 301-307
Measurement of Soil Moisture Deficit by Neutron Moderation under Two Densities of Sugar Beet with and without Irrigation....Pages 309-314
A Runoff-Farming Trial with Almonds in the Negev of Israel....Pages 315-324
Results from Three-Year Experiment on the Effect of the Irrigation Regime on the Yield of Corn in Southwest Spain....Pages 325-330
Moisture Use by Irrigated Tea in Southern Malawi....Pages 331-338
Citrus Water Requirement Experiments Conducted in Israel during the 1960’s....Pages 339-350
Relation between Apple Root Distribution and Soil Water Extraction in Different Irrigation Regimes....Pages 351-359
Back Matter....Pages 361-363
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Ionic Activity and Ion Uptake by Plants Grown in Saline Environments....Pages 367-378
The Relationship between the Composition of the Exchange Complex and the Composition of the Soil Solution....Pages 379-388
Patterns of Salt Distribution under Trickle Irrigation....Pages 389-394
A Model for the Water and Salt Economy in Irrigated Agriculture....Pages 395-407
Back Matter....Pages 453-454
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Response of a Citrus Orchard to Soil Moisture and Soil Salinity....Pages 409-419
Pepper Plant Response to Irrigation Water Quality and Timing of Leaching....Pages 421-429
Reclamation of Alkali Soils with CaCl 2 Solutions....Pages 431-440
Evaluation of Methods for Reclaiming Sodic Soils with CaCl 2 ....Pages 441-452
Back Matter....Pages 453-454
Back Matter....Pages 455-462