Which class of soil water is most important to irrigation? How about the drainage?What happens to soil moisture tension as the soil becomes drier? For what purposes would you consider feel and appearance of soil sufficiently accurate as an indicator of soil moisture? Which would you prefer to use, the resistance of porous block or the tensiometer? Why?

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Which class of soil water is most important to irrigation? How about the drainage?

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Chapter5: Soils

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Problem 5RQ: How is the moisture content of a soil identified?

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