Wilting Point

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
WP
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪltɪŋ pɔɪnt/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. DNA content was unaffected when soil water content was above wilting point.
  2. Under integration of soil hygroscopic coefficient and maximum water holding capacity, a proper mixing ratio of tailing sands to soil can decrease the wilting point, increase the range of soil available water and increase soil drought resistance.
  3. From 1998 to 2000, soil moistures of all the positions in the gully watershed reduced continually. Gully top and lower slope only had 8.1 % ~ 8.8 % of soil water and other locations were near to wilting point.
  4. M deep soil layer and caused the dried soil layer of 3 ~ 8? m soil layer, of which soil water content is nearly to or lower wilting point during long term.
  5. The nuggets of bulk density and wilting point are very tow, and the nugget of soil water content is decreased with depth.

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