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WATERLOGGED SOIL [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A soil so continuously wet as to drive out all gases, and in which normal upland plants cease to grow.

CONT

... waterlogged soils are deficient in oxygen, and since plant roots require oxygen for respiration, the plants cannot thrive.

CONT

In the spring of 1993 a rapid snowmelt and heavy rains caused more scattered floods ... Soil moisture reached record levels, and farmers throughout the Midwest had to delay planting while they waited for the waterlogged soil to drain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
OBS

engorgement : Saturation temporaire ou permanente d'un sol par l'eau, du fait d'un drainage naturel déficient.

Spanish

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