The ICEID or International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases is a conference for public health professionals on the subject of emerging infectious diseases. The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases was first convened in 1998; ICEID 2006 marks its fifth occurrence.
Clay type, organic content, and soil structure also influence soil water retention. The maximum amount of water that a given soil can retain is called field capacity, whereas a soil so dry that plants cannot liberate the remaining moisture from the soil particles is said to be at wilting point.
The apparatus for â0 Barâ water holding capacity method is shown in the figure below. In this method, a soil sample is saturated with water from an adjacent container, with the water level being kept in the middle of the soil (see diagram below). Once equilibrium in this system is reached, the soil sample is weighed.