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Soil Water Fundamentals and the Impact on Herbicides

FMC Tech Talks: Soil Water Fundamentals and the Impact on Herbicides

Learn the basics of water in soil, the relationship of soil water and soil texture and how soil water impacts the performance of soil applied herbicides.

Agenda
  • Water retention
  • Capillary action; soil temperature and salinity
  • How and why water moves through soil
  • Influence of soil texture on water movement
  • Water movement in stratified soils
  • Soil moisture availability
  • Impact of soil water on soil applied herbicides