Irrigation—Principles & Practices
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Appendix 1 (cont.): Water Cycling Terms
Appendix 1: Water Cycling Terms
Illustrations by José Miguel Mayo
Amount of water the soil can hold against
the pull of gravity.
Point at which the plant can no longer
uptake water held tightly to the surface of
the soil particles.
Initial state Initial state