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(1816) Field capacity
1 - The amount of water expressed as a percentage of the oven-dry soil, held in a soil after the excess of gravitational water has drained away, and after the rate of downward movement of water has materially decreased. 2 ‑The water content of a soil after excess water has just finished draining by gravity. 3 ‑ See 1097 and 5249.

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