Summary: Soil-Plant Interactions

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  • 1 Overview S-P interactions

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  • Soil physical variables

    Soil texture, structure and pore size 
    pF curve
    Conductance water, heat & gasses
    Mechanical resistance to root growth
  • Chemical physical variables

    Types and concentrations of ions
    pH
    CEC (capacity to for binding H+ or HO-)
    Degree of buffering (Change of pH of one amount of acid)
  • soil biological variables

    Composition of soil biota
    Activity of soil biota
  • 2 Soil basic concepts

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  • Soil forming factors

    Climate: Temerature, humidity. Higher -> reactions goes faster
    Organims: Trees break down rocks due searching to water. Biota are producing organic acid and organic matter. Plant will grow what will reduce erosion.
    Relief: Materials from a high slope will be transported by water to a lower slope.
    Parent material: Difference in parent material will give difference in minerals.
    Time: Time the material is exposed to atmospheric air.
  • Soil forming processes

    Transformation: wheatering material or decomposing OM
    Additions: OM and dust
    Deletion: leaching or erosion-> losses
    Transporting: Moving material within the horizon
  • What will change pH

    Decreasing:
    Respiration: CO2 + H2O-> H2CO3-> H + HCO3
    Decomposing OM: R-COOH -> R-COO + H
    Nitrification: NH4 + 2O2 -> 2H + H2O + NO3 

    Increasing: CaCO3 -> Ca + CO3 -> CO3 + H -> HCO3
  • 3 Water

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  • Dry bulk density

    Dried bulk/ Volume undried soil or Mass solid/Volume
  • Particle density (ps)

    Mass solid/ Volume solid
  • Matric potential or pressure potential

    Pressure of water at that spot
  • Why is the water flowing to the shoot

    Because the water potential is lower in the atmospheric air
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