The capacity of soil to regulate the terrestrial freshwater supply is a fundamental ecosystem service. Water percolating through soil is filtered, stored for plant utilization, and redistributed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The available water capacity is the most commonly used parameter to quantify the amount of water readily available to plants. However, it does ...

Introduction In the summer you might see colorful flowers, fresh tomatoes and yummy berries in the garden. But who is watering them? Maybe you wonder if they get enough—or too much water. Should they ...

Crop yield is highly dependent on soil plant-available water, the portion of soil water that can be taken up by plant roots. New research has shown that measured plant-available water capacity ...

The USDA-NRCS has created the Web Soil Survey (WSS) as a clearance house for soil survey data from the Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO). Currently, there are data available for almost all ...