Does the liquefaction rate change when it rains or when the plant is receiving additional irrigation?
Studies performed at the University of Arizona show that soil moisture does impact the rate of water release from RBIS. Water release was reduced significantly when soil moisture was either very wet or very dry. In wet soil the release was reduced by 33%; this reduction in water release at higher soil moisture levels is important from a practical sense because soils at higher moisture content (30% or above) contain plenty of water for plants to uptake and are prone to losing moisture due to drainage and thus would not need the additional water from RBIS. If watering or rain events produce excessive soil moisture, results from this study indicate water release from RBIS will simply be reduced. On the other hand if soil is too dry water release from RBIS will be reduced by 40%. Failure to follow directions and not water at the time of application could possibly result in water stress or plant death. It is therefore important to follow the planting instructions and RBIS application instru
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