Raising Soil Organic Matter Content to Improve Water Holding Capacity

Jehangir H. Bhadha, Jay M. Capasso, Raju Khatiwada, Stewart Swanson, and Christopher LaBorde

Release Date: 9/1/2021

Reviewed At: 11/6/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss661-2017

Water Resources

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Agriculture Water

About this Publication

This document is SL447, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2017. Revised July 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jehangir H. Bhadha, assistant professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center; Jay M. Capasso, graduate student, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; Raju Khatiwada, chemist II, UF/IFAS Everglades REC; Stewart Swanson, Extension agent III, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County; and Christopher LaBorde, director, Ag. Research and Development, US Sugar Corp; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Bhadha, J. H., Capasso, J. M., Khatiwada, R., Swanson, S., & LaBorde, C. (2017). Raising Soil Organic Matter Content to Improve Water Holding Capacity. EDIS, 2017(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss661-2017

Authors

Stewart Swanson

Extension agent III (retired), M.S., crops, multicounty, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County

Jehangir Bhadha

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University of Florida

associate professor, soil, water, and nutrient management, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL

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Jay Capasso

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