Water Movement in Soils Michigan State （在密歇根州土壤水运动状态）.pdfVIP

Water Movement in Soils by DR. WALTER H. GARDNER Professor Emeritus, Washington State University A LIQUID or vapor, water is soils is greater than the amount available nearly always moving in the soil. to the plant in soils with large pores. ~ It moves downward after rain Two major forces move liquid water or irrigation. Itmoves upward to evapo- through the soil pores; these forces are rate from the soil surface. It moves gravity and adhesion. The movement of towards and into plant roots, and even- water is entirely different under these tually into the atmosphere through two conditions. To understand the dif- transpiration. And during the night, ferences, let me first tell you about sur- when transpiration is greatly reduced, face tension of liquid water. water moves from moist soil between You have seen raindrops or drops roots into soil adjacent to absorbing from a dripping tap, and you probably roots that has dried during the previous noticed they are roughly spherical, with day. a positive radius of curvature. They are Hor