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Water Relation to Plants Properties of Water Associated Uses of Water Dissolves soil minerals, sugar, amino acids, widest range of any liquid! Polar Solvent

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  1. Water Relation to Plants

  2. Properties of Water Associated Uses of Water Dissolves soil minerals, sugar, amino acids, widest range of any liquid! Polar Solvent Does not compress, so turgor pressure supports plant tissue, permits flow of material in xylem (transpiration) and phloem (translocation) Hydraulic Fluid Reactant: CO2 + H2O -> O2 + CH2O Product: CH2O + O2 -> H2O + CO2 PSN Reactive Resp High Specific Heat Heat Buffer: 1 Calorie = 1 Liter 1°C Water liquid->gas removes energy from surface Evaporative cooling High Heat of Fusion

  3. Sources of Water Precipitation: Fog, Mist, Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail Runoff: Brook, Creek, Stream, River Water Table: Puddle, Pond, Lake (Ocean not freshwater) Soil Water: Most useful for plants Aquifers: porous rock, wells, artesian wells, springs

  4. friable Mud Field Capacity Wilting Point Dry Soil drips! heat! Gravitational Water Capillary Water Hygroscopic Water Runoff Unavailable Held between soil particles Erosion Available to plant roots!

  5. Irrigation Methods Sprinkler: Wastes more than 50% of water used Water drops on leaves: dead spots Humidity leads to fungal diseases Kills “eggs” (zygotes!) of many “bugs” May apply fertilizer/insectide at same time Surface: Less wasteful, no water spots, yes fertilizer Not pesticide unless “systemic” Furrow irrigation (trenches between rows of field) Flood irrigation (un-level field, one furrow at high end) Trickle: Even less wasteful, method in our greenhouse Computer programming for even more even conditions Wick: Capillary mat with ebb-flow pumping of fertilizer and water…plants take only what is needed. Natural: 4 inches of rain needed per month. Watch the news, read USA today, surf Wunderground.com. Irrigate only when needed…IF needed…MOST CONSERVATIVE!

  6. How Much? How Often? Many people kill their plants with kindness (8 glasses per day) Keeping soil friable: Between Field Capacity and Wilting Point Water to field capacity Allow to sit in sun for many days (week) until wilting You don’t need a Green Thumb! Dirty Finger Method: Put Finger in Soil • If finger is wet, cold, dirty: NOT YET! • If finger is dry, warm, clean: OK to Irrigate

  7. When should I irrigate? Mid-day? Remember the water spots, magnifying lenses? Evening? Soil warm from afternoon, add water = fungi Morning? Soil cool for less evaporation waste Spots evaporate from leaves before sun gets high √ Other Pointers: Preserve water in soil with mulch Proper spacing of plants avoids soil heating and evaporation Water less often but more deeply to encourage deeper rooting Lighten waterlogging clay soils with sand or perlite!

  8. Plant Factors Affecting Water Needs More Less √ It is a seedling √ It is growing rapidly √ It is reproducing (flowers and fruits) √ It is dormant It has succulent leaves √ It has waxy leaves √ It has hairy leaves √ It has thin, fine, dissected leaves √ It has deep roots √

  9. Environmental Factors Affecting Water Needs More Less √ It is in a clay soil √ It is in a sandy soil √ The temperature is hot √ The wind is blowing The humidity is high √ The sun is bright (no clouds) √

  10. Symptoms of Overwatering Symptoms of Underwatering Organs swell, crack open Fungi thrive (Damp-off) Yellowing of leaves Root Death by Asphyxiation Wilting Growth Inhibition (Dwarfing) Leaves with brown tips and edges Blueing of leaves Abscission of leaves Wilting Notice that the shared symptom is WILTING! This leads to much overwatering! These symptoms are easily explained by understanding OSMOSIS!

  11. 0 M hypotonic Osmosis: the passive movement of water from a place that is purer water to a place that is more polluted • weight increase • size increase • turgor pressure increase • influx stops when it cannot overcome wall pressure 0.3 M 0.25 M 0 M hypotonic Water moves into the cell

  12. 3 M Osmosis: the passive movement of water from a place that is purer water to a place that is more polluted • weight decrease • size decrease • turgor pressure to 0 • efflux stops when the concentrations match • plasmolysis: membrane pulls away from cell wall 0.3 M 3 M cytosol solution 3 M hypertonic Water moves out of the cell

  13. Osmosis: the passive movement of water from a place that is purer water to a place that is more polluted • no weight change • no size change • no turgor pressure change 0.3 M 0.3 M isotonic Water moves into and out of the cell at same rate!

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