Soil water balance trial involving capacitance and neutron probe measurements

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 905-911

  Vera, J ^a   Mounzer, O ^a   Ruiz Sanchez M C ^a   Abrisqueta, I ^a   Tapia, L M ^b   Abrisqueta, J M ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Capacitance probe; Drainage lysimeter; Drip irrigation; Neutron probe; Soil water content; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CLAY MINERALS; GROUNDWATER; HUMIDITY CONTROL; IRRIGATION; LYSIMETERS; NEUTRONS; PROBES; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOLOGICAL SENSORS; CAPACITANCE PROBE; CLAY LOAMS; DISCHARGE RATES; DRIP IRRIGATION; FIELD CAPACITIES; HETEROGENEOUS SOILS; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; PEACH ORCHARDS; PROBE MEASUREMENTS; PRUNUS PERSICA; ROOT DENSITIES; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; SOIL VOLUMES; SOIL WATER BALANCES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL WATER STATUS; SOIL WATERS; SOUTHERN SPAIN; STEADY STATE; WATER BALANCE;

WATER CONTENT;

CLAY LOAM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; DRIP IRRIGATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORCHARD; SATURATION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER BUDGET; WATER CONTENT;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 62249091000     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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