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point) The moisture content of a soil at which plants (specifically sunflower plants) wilt and fail to recover their turgidity when placed in a dark, humid atmosphere. The wilting point is commonly estimated by measuring the 15-bar percentage of a soil.

point de flétrissement
Date Modified: 2008-11-27

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