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WATER UNIVERSAL SOLVENT Mostly in LIQUID form High BOILING POINT and low FREEZING POINT DISSOLVES and carries NUTRIENTS (ions) due to POLARITY NUTRIENTS from SOILS easily available to plant FORMATION and MAINTENANCE of PLANT STRUCTURE TURGIDITY CELL ENLARGEMENT GUARD CELL activity

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Page 1: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

Water and Soils

Page 2: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

WATER Unique CHEMICAL and

PHYSICAL properties

HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT

It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H20

540 calories / gram of H20

Stabilizes plant temperatures

BASIS for many PLANT PROCESSES

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Page 3: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

WATER UNIVERSAL SOLVENT

Mostly in LIQUID form High BOILING POINT and low FREEZING POINT

DISSOLVES and carries NUTRIENTS (ions) due to POLARITY

NUTRIENTS from SOILS easily available to plant

FORMATION and MAINTENANCE of PLANT STRUCTURE

TURGIDITY CELL ENLARGEMENT GUARD CELL activity

Page 4: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SUMMER INJURIESWATER STRESS

WILTDEATH of TISSUESDEATH of PLANT

PREVENTION Adequate WATER in soil Decrease TRANSPIRATION

ANTI-TRANSPIRANTS Increases HUMIDITY

Page 5: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SUMMER INJURIESWATER and HEAT

STRESS

SUMMER SUNSCALD

Page 6: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SUMMER INJURIESWATER and HEAT

STRESS

SUMMER SUNSCALD

PREVENTION Adequate WATER in soil MISTING plants

Page 7: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SUMMER INJURIESWATER and SALT

INJURY

SOLUBLE SALT INJURY

PREVENTION Adequate WATER in soil Use the right AMOUNT of

FERTILIZER Use SAND for de-icing

Page 8: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SOILSProvide plants with

physical SUPPORT, WATER (H2O), NUTRIENTS and OXYGEN (O2)

Page 9: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SOILSSOIL PROFILE

Page 10: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SOILSSOIL MATRIX

Page 11: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SOILSSOIL TEXTURE

Page 12: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SOILSSOIL ORGANISMS

Page 13: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SOILSSOIL STRUCTURE

Page 14: Water and Soils. WATER Unique CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL properties HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of H 2 0 540 calories

SOILSSOIL NUTRIENTS – 17 essential, 14 from

soils

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