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WILTING point is the lower limit at which water is available to plants. The knowledge of moisture content of the soil at this point is an important consideration if available water resources are to be used properly for irrigation purposes. Several methods of determination of wilting point have been reported. Well known methods are the 15-atm. percentage1 and the sunflower method2. These methods, however, have not been widely used. The equipment in the former case is very costly, while the second is a rather long method. We therefore tried to find some soil property related to the wilting point which was easy to determine.
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ABROL, I., KHOSLA, B. Surface Area—a Rapid Measure of Wilting Point of Soils. Nature 212, 1392 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2121392a0
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