DataForAWC {CropWaterBalance}

Soil Texture and Plant Available Water Capacity (AWC)

Description

AWC is the amount of water between field capacity and permanent wilting point. Given in millimetre of water per metre of soil.

Usage

DataForAWC

Format

A data frame with 4 columns and 12 rows:

Soil.Texture

Soil Texture

AWC.Low

Available water capacity in millimetre of water per centimetre of soil

AWC.High

Available water capacity in millimetre of water per centimetre of soil

AWC.Average

Available water capacity in millimetre of water per metre of soil

Source

https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/agriculture/irrigation-scheduling-the-water-balance-approach-4-707/

References

Irrigation Scheduling: The Water Balance Approach Fact Sheet No. 4.707 by A. A. Andales, J. L. Chávez, T. A. Bauder.