
%0 Journal Article
%A Fawcett, RG 
%A Collis-George, N 
%T A filter-paper method for determining the moisture characteristics of soil
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1967/04/01
%V 7
%N 25
%P 162-167
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9670162
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9670162 
%X A simple filter paper method for estimating a wide range of moisture potentials has been tested for fifteen soils ranging in texture from sands to heavy clays. The method has given estimates of moisture potential from -0.1 to -900 bars with an accuracy that should be acceptable for many types of field experimentation. Relationships between 15-bar percentages determined by both the filter paper and pressure membrane methods, and biologically determined permanent wilting percentages for wheat, are discussed. 
