Water potential

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title: Water potential
text: Water potential is the potential energy of water per unit volume relative to pure water in reference conditions. Water potential quantifies the tendency of water to move from one area to another due to osmosis, gravity, mechanical pressure and matrix effects such as capillary action. The concept of water potential has proved useful in understanding and computing water movement within plants, animals, and soil. Water potential is typically expressed in potential energy per unit volume and very of
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description: Potential energy of water per unit volume relative to water in known conditions
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date created: 2004-11-18T09:47:57Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T14:17:00Z
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