42.2 - Field Capacity and Wilting Point
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What is Field Capacity?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens right after it rains.
How is the Available Water calculated?
💡 Hint: Consider connecting the terms discussed in class.
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What does Field Capacity represent?
💡 Hint: Think about water after it rains.
True or False: Permanent Wilting Point is the moisture level at which plants begin to wilt.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition we discussed.
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If a sandy soil has a Field Capacity of 15% and a Wilting Point of 5%, evaluate how a shift in climate reducing rainfall may impact Available Water.
💡 Hint: What would happen if FC decreases too due to less rain?
In a controlled experiment, a particular plant was unable to extract water below 7% moisture content, coinciding with its PWP. Discuss implications for an irrigation schedule based on this PWP.
💡 Hint: What strategies can they implement to manage irrigation?
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