1Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, University College of Agriculture, Calcutta University, Calcutta, 700019
Department of Chemistry, Presidency College, Calcutta, West Bengal, 700073
Transport of soil water has been treated from the consideration of irreversible thermodynamics. The significance of heat of transport of soil water to characterise moisture retention properties of soil has been discussed. The predictions from the theory, as developed here, for correlating heat of transport values with other soil characteristics, have been verified by using experimental results reported in the literature.
Soil-moisture interactions, heat of transport
