Northwest and Allee Research and Demonstration Farms

Soil Moisture

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Soil moisture samples were taken at 11 sites in northwest Iowa during the first few days of November 2008. Moisture samples were pulled at 1-ft increments down to a 5-ft depth. Samples were weighed, oven dried, and reweighed at the Northwest Research Farm. The moisture percentage was calculated from these data, and then used to calculate the inches of plant available moisture in the soil. The data from these sites are listed in the following table.

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How to Cite: DeJong, J. L. (2009) “Soil Moisture”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2008(1).