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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. hydrology
  3. water
  4. soil water
  5. plant available water
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. hydrology
  3. water
  4. soil water
  5. plant available water
  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil
  4. soil water
  5. plant available water

Preferred term

plant available water

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The portion of water in a soil that can be absorbed by plant roots, that is, water held at a tension of less than 1500 kPa in the soil.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • soil water availability

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/14083

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