wilting moisture

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• Moisture equivalent — is proposed by Lyman Briggs and McLane (1910) as a measure of field capacity for fine textured soil materials. Moisture equivalent is defined as the percentage of water which a soil can retain in opposition to a centrifugal force 1000 times that… …   Wikipedia

• Wilting — refers to the loss of rigidity of non woody parts of plants. This occurs when the turgor pressure in non lignified plant cells falls towards zero, as a result of diminished water in the cells. The process of wilting modifies the leaf angle… …   Wikipedia

• Moisture stress — occurs when the water in a plant s cells is reduced to less than normal levels. This can occur because of a lack of water in the plant s root zone, higher rates of transpiration than the rate of moisture uptake by the roots, for example, because… …   Wikipedia

• wilting range — noun : the range of soil moisture percentages throughout which permanent wilting occurs : the range between the wilting coefficient and ultimate complete permanent wilting or even death of the plant …   Useful english dictionary

• wilting coefficient — noun also wilting point : the level of soil moisture at which water becomes unavailable to plants and permanent wilting ensues echard …   Useful english dictionary

• wilting coefficient, wilting point —    The soil moisture content at which plants wilt [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• wilting point — The moisture content of soil at which plants start to wilt, but not to the extent that they fail to recover when placed in a humid atmosphere. See: permanent wilting point …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Permanent wilting point — (PWP) or wilting point (WP) is defined as the minimal point of soil moisture the plant requires not to wilt. If moisture decreases to this or any lower point a plant wilts and can no longer recover its turgidity when placed in a saturated… …   Wikipedia

• permanent wilting — noun : wilting from which a plant will recover only upon addition of moisture to the soil …   Useful english dictionary

• permanent wilting point — Abbreviation: PWP The moisture content of a soil below which plants wilt to such an extent that they fail to recover even when fully watered …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• incipient wilting — noun : partial and temporary loss of turgor in a plant that occurs in the presence of adequate soil moisture and is associated with excessive water loss through transpiration …   Useful english dictionary