Biologically, microbes require water in soil pores to metabolically function ... that cause cohesion at interfaces Causes formation of drops and capillary behavior Table 1: Important properties ...

Soil fertility needs to be improved to ensure that crop growth is not limited by nutrient or physical constraints and every drop of water can be fully utilized for growth. Efficient water uptake by ...

Using isotope and nuclear techniques, this Section works to improve resource use efficiency by crops and in cropping-livestock systems, and to protect soil and water resources for sustainable and ...