Document Type
Fact Sheet
Series No.
602
Description
The tensiometer is a relatively inexpensive instrument capable of measuring the force or suction which a plant root must overcome to extract moisture from the soil. It is a sensitive “mechanical root” that indicates, without prior calibration, the availability of water in the root zone. It does not measure the quantity of water directly.
Publication Date
1973
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
South Dakota State University, Cooperative Extension, "For Timely Irrigation… Tensiometers" (1973). SDSU Extension Fact Sheets. 386.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_fact/386
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Comments
This item was digitized with the support from Project CERES, a collaboration between USAIN, AgNIC, and the Center for Research Libraries.