How do you measure water requirement for a test crop in a pot experiment?

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Tohid Nooralvandi

please check attached file

Kafula Chisanga

Thanks for the information!

Daimy Costales

Experiments under pot conditions determine the percentage of the maximum soil moisture retention capacity by the gravimetric method and/or a TDR 100 meter (% CRA and water deficit (mm)).

Daimy Costales, many thanks for the information. Looks useful and informative....

Horacio Videla Mensegue

Hello,

The form of measurement can be with sensors TDR or weighing the pot (like lysimeter).

Greetings.

Horacio Videla Mensegue,

Many thanks, greetings!

Rajesh Kumar Gupta

You can use tensiometer and also by weighting the pot.

Thanks

Drlatief Ahmad

I agree with Daimy Costales gravimetric method is the best possible way for pot experiments

Thanks Drlatief Ahmad for your contribution