Pressure panel for soil moisture removal measurements

Perrier, E; Davidson, J; Johnston, W

Pressure panel for soil moisture removal measurements

Authors

Eugene R. Perrier
James M. Davidson
William R. Johnston

Authors Affiliations

Eugene R. Perrier is Laboratory Technician in Irrigation, University of California, Davis; James M. Davidson is Laboratory Technician in Irrigation, University of California, Davis; William R. Johnston is Assistant Specialist in Irrigation and Soil Science, University of California, Los Angeles.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 14(3):13-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v014n03p13b. March 1960.

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Abstract

Soil moisture desorption information can be measured accurately in the laboratory with a relatively simple research tool—porous membrane apparatus—and used to determine the energy status of water in the soil.

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