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ProCrop 1999 |
SOIL WATER HOLDING CAPACITY
Soils vary in water holding capability. Loam soils hold about 2.25 inches of plant available water per foot of soil. Three feet of dry soil can hold nearly 7 inches of water. This water is vital to good yields. Since not all rain is absorbed by soil, more than 7 inches of rain or snow is needed to wet 3 feet of dry soil. Long term average precipitation from August 1 to May 1 is 8.5 inches included 2.5 inches in the form of snow.
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| Terry Gregoire, Area Extension Specialist/Cropping Systems NDSU Extension Service Box 477, Traynor Building Devils Lake, ND 58301-0477 |
Phone No.(701)662-7080 FAX (701) 662-1365 tgregoir@ndsuext.nodak.edu |
