Soil Science 3. Measuring Soil Moisture and Organic Content

How to measure and calculate soil moisture and organic matter content.

[@kyliechen8732]

Cheers, excellent instructional video. very clear and helpful!

[@akshaykumar-hp6fc]

thanks a lot. itz the best way to teach students. alternatives are also included......

[@farmerinchico]

Excellent. Thanks for posting!

[@chocolatechip5fy]

thank you, this has been very useful for me :)

[@entubaotraducciones272]

Thanks

[@elnura986]

im doing my first lab report and just trying to find information on a reference for percent moisture. Like maybe a reference guide that shows a preferred percent moisture of soil suitable for what ever plant that one might be trying to grow. e.g. percent moisture suitable for growing corn, tomatoes, etc

[@ssekamanyapatrick5474]

very clear explanation 👌

[@jt19933]

Yea i agree, you double working

[@daisymysoul]

How much hour we have to keep in oven?? Plzz answer

[@nazlgulfil8527]

Thank you very much.

[@teshalefikadu]

it is good presentation

[@centrallandproducer7977]

Hi? Can I ask a quick question? Is it possible to use microwave instead of oven? If so how long should I the soil sample should stay inside the microwave?
Thanks!!

[@eneilis8020]

How long can soils be stored before doing this protocol? I have soil samples from 4 months ago stored in refrigerator (they were used for eDNA analysis).

[@gtalckmin]

33% organic matter is incredibly high. Could you please comment on that?

[@aaronleitch9608]

I have never seen a soil with more than 6% organic matter... may be it was sediments that e have tested

[@maulanarafiqramadhan4580]

For peat soil you can find organic content up to 70%

[@entubaotraducciones272]

It's just a sample

[@nusratjahanurmi]

Can you attach the principle of this experiment?

[@khwairakpamkhoimu4021]

10 years later it's still in use 🌝

[@jturf]

you know the spreadsheet can do the math for you right?

[@nuggetzor]

It's about fundamentals.

[@liammulligan4377]

@@nuggetzor its not

[@lindokuhlexolanidlamini4141]

I think the calculation for water content is wrong. Water content should be = weight of water (that is wet soil minus dry soil) / the weight of dry soil * 100 I think this is an accepted formula

[@julijasommet2406]

you are right!

[@jarredserrano21]

I agree... from the definition of moisture content. it is indeed weight of water divide by weight of soil

[@alexbosch1629]

Leave the oven on OVERNIGHTTTTT........ YOU TRIEING TO GET KIDS IN TROUBLE no cap

[@hawks9142]

Gotta be dry

[@dogrudiyosun]

wrong.