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Creator:: Pikul, Joseph L.
Abstract:: Heat and water vapor flow in summer-fallowed fields in the Pacific Northwest may significantly affect the position and supply of water for germination of fall sown crops. New tillage tools and drill openers used in reduced tillage systems leave a trashy, residue covered surface in contrast to the traditional bare...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: moisture flow. Soil temperature responses to soil heat flow during the warm part of the season alter the

Creator:: Hodges, T.
Abstract:: Leaf elongation is a major indicator of plant growth. It is controlled by complex interactions of many factors including light intensity, photoperiod, water availability, atmospheric conditions, and plant water stress. In this study, the response of leaf elongation to length of photoperiod and to plant water stress as indicated by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: MASTER OF SCIENCE (Name) (Degree) in SOIL SCIENCE (Major Department) presented on June 14, 1974 (Date

Creator:: Ambrowiak, Gloria M.
Abstract:: Many different models and mechanisms of water imbibition into soil have been described in the literature. Theoretical equations based on those models exist to predict how water will flow in porous media. These models can be useful, but have their weaknesses. Research on imbibition and infiltration into soils has mostly...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Flint, Alan L.
Abstract:: Measurements for water retention calculations and physical characterization were made on skeletal and non-skeletal soils in southwest Oregon. A new bulk density sampler was designed for the physical characterization of the steep, skeletal soils commonly encountered in this area. The new sampler and the techniques required for the measurement and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: excavated soil placed in a plastic bag for laboratory analysis. Duplicate moisture can samples were also

Creator:: Woolverton, Priscilla B.
Abstract:: This study focuses on one widespread characteristic of poor soil quality: hydrophobic soil. Previous research has produced conclusive evidence to show that soil hydrophobicity is affected by soil organic matter (SOM) and soil water content (WC). Hydrophobicity that responds to changes in WC is a unique form of surface hydrophobicity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). Hydrophobicity also diverts surface water, inducing spatial variability in soil moisture which gives rise to

Creator:: Austin, Will
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Saturation 2 Classifying Soil Moisture Conditions 4 Piezometers and Tensiometers 4 Reduction

Creator:: Strock, Jeffrey S.
Abstract:: Dry land agriculture using summer fallow is a common crop production practice in the Columbia Plateau region of eastern Oregon. Farmed-over level terraces are used to control surface water runoff and soil erosion. More than 70 percent of the average annual precipitation around Pendleton, Oregon (350 - 400 mm) falls...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: MATERIALS AND METHODS 30 Location 30 Measurements 31 Soil sampling 31 Soil moisture content 32

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