Soil Water Holding Capacity Determination Practical Experiment

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[@mab3079]

What is the ASTM standard followed for performing this experiment?

[@sujatarao1858]

Thank you thank you thank you soo much sir it's really helpful and easy to learn compare with other RUclips videos 🙏☺️

[@qiaoyanli7153]

I would suggest covering the soil surface with the Parafilm during the leaching period. Otherwise, the evaporation of the surface soil layer will cause a large error in the later WHC calculation.

[@infernalgamer5393]

I searched this up because I was wondering is soil's moisture content can be greater than the soil's own mass like 180 % or something like that... Can you solve my doubt?

[@ektayadav9683]

I have one question
In the first method , at the time of using formula the upper thing is in volume (ml) and lower is in( g)
How can you take in % ?

[@abda9212]

Good experiments but I see two problems. First different soils have different weight densities, that's why they should be measured to equal volume not weight. Second the random method of pouring the water in the first experiment can introduce inaccurate results. For example, at the first round you poured an excessive amount in the second sample. This caused excessive run off.

[@mohdaimanardanif4051]

Hii thomas.. how can i get you fully lab manual to refer.. thank you sir

[@Oumaima-ts6qc]

Hello Thomas, thank you for the demonstration, is WHC the same as field capacity ? if yes, what's a 100% Field capacity, and how do we measure it ?

[@orwamitchelle2030]

It is important to us😊😊😊

[@orwamitchelle2030]

Your are teaching us very well, I am very serious.

[@user-mz2oh5pg1k]

Hello Thomas, i wonder why you used 25 gram soil to measure the WHC? I mean why 25 gram or is it necessary to use at least 25 gram soil when determining the WHC?

[@roxanamoga1258]

Hello! I want to use this into an article, who is the author of this method?

[@Ssstrickyy]

Please tell me the average water holding capacity of black soil having clay % b/w 60-70

[@tizazuanimaw3606]

you forget the filter paper absorbs water like soil ?

[@user-or4cq1ij3c]

Hello Thomas, should I oven dry soils before measuring soil water holding capacity?

[@TheSingtangpaScienceGuy]

yes

[@user-or4cq1ij3c]

@@TheSingtangpaScienceGuy Thank you!

[@user-or4cq1ij3c]

@@TheSingtangpaScienceGuy Which paper or reference can I quote?

[@TheSingtangpaScienceGuy]

@@user-or4cq1ij3c you can cite any standard soil analysis text book because this method is standard and virtually unchanged across all of them.

[@DrTania]

I need a journal WHC percolation metodh, thomas?

[@wellingtongondo2109]

Are the soils different is there sand,clay,loam

[@diegoMmiguel]

he shaked the cans😂 wtf??

[@dancingcalcium]

Is your %WHC unit the same as grams water / gram soil?

[@TheSingtangpaScienceGuy]

Gram soil

[@mohansinghrajawat9626]

Love from India

[@princessam682]

Hello Thomas, I am doing an experiment with plants that requires me to water plants to a 60% saturation level. Do you know how I should do that from having the knowledge on what the soil's water holding capacity is?

[@victorsoares8329]

did you find out? i have to do the same thing!

[@AlessandroDAnnibal]

Hi Thomas, have you bibliographic references for these two methods?

[@TheSingtangpaScienceGuy]

i'm going by what i see on most college Lab manual books.