Sample preparation, air entry, soil depth, uncertainty, and cracks can all raise questions when measuring hydraulic conductivity or interpreting SMRCs. Leo Rivera and Shaun Weldon discuss them in Office Hours 20.

Sample preparation, air entry, soil depth, uncertainty, and cracks can all raise questions when measuring hydraulic conductivity or interpreting SMRCs. Leo Rivera and Shaun Weldon discuss them in Office Hours 20.
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Long-term climatic modulation of the hydraulic-mechanical trade-off in xylem of Betula ermanii over 58 yrs
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No single hydraulic conductivity method fits every measurement question. Compare field and lab approaches for saturated, field-saturated, and unsaturated conditions, and review the tradeoffs of common methods.