Date of Award:
6-1925
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Arts (MA)
Department:
Plants, Soils, and Climate
Committee
Not Specified
Abstract
An attempt was made in this laboratory to measure the pressure or capillary potential of soils by a vapor pressure method. The experiment was carried out by placing small cans of soil in dessicators with solutions of known vapor pressure in the bottom. These dessicators were immersed in a constant temperature water bath. It was hoped that by this method the vapor pressure of the soils could be determined and the pressure potentials calculated as will be explained in a later part of this paper. The results were disappointing because the wet soils in dessicators over pure water dried out far more than was expected.
Recommended Citation
Linford, Leon B., "The Relation of Light to Soil Moisture Phenomena and to Water Transmission in Plants" (1925). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 9028.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/9028
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