Spatial and temporal dynamics of soil moisture for surfaces with a change in land use in the semi-arid region of Brazil

MG de Queiroz, TGF da Silva, S Zolnier, AMRF Jardim… - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
The semiarid region of Brazil undergoes constant changes in land use due to the process of
deforestation and high water seasonality, represented among other variables by a decline in …

Selecting rootstocks to improve vine performance and vineyard sustainability in deficit irrigated Monastrell grapevines under semiarid conditions

P Romero, P Botía, JM Navarro - Agricultural Water Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) and partial root zone irrigation (PRI) were compared for five
years, in field-grown mature Monastrell grapevines grafted on five different rootstocks …

Assessing field and laboratory calibration protocols for the diviner 2000 probe in a range of soils with different textures

G Provenzano, G Rallo, H Ghazouani - Journal of Irrigation and …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) downhole sensors have been increasingly used for
soil moisture field monitoring because they allow measurement, even continuously, along a …

Field performance of five soil moisture instruments in heavy clay soils

E RoTimi Ojo, PR Bullock… - Soil Science Society of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The increased use of soil moisture retrieval from satellites has heightened the need for
improved accuracy of point measurements that are used to validate remotely sensed soil …

Drought tolerance and water‐use efficiency of biogas crops: A comparison of cup plant, maize and lucerne‐grass

B Schoo, KP Wittich, U Böttcher, H Kage… - Journal of Agronomy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.) is discussed as an alternative energy crop for biogas
production in Germany due to its ecological benefits over continuously grown maize …

Operational precise irrigation for cotton cultivation through the coupling of meteorological and crop growth models

I Tsakmakis, N Kokkos, V Pisinaras… - Water resources …, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, we tested the operational capacity of an interoperable model coupling system
for the irrigation scheduling (IMCIS) at an experimental cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) field …

Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring

MA Martínez-Gimeno, MA Jiménez-Bello… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
The accurate estimation of plant water needs is the first step for achieving high crop water
productivity. The main objective of the work was to develop an irrigation scheduling …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing deficit irrigation in Monastrell vines grafted on rootstocks of different vigour under semi-arid conditions

P Romero, P Botía, E Morote, JM Navarro - Agricultural Water Management, 2024 - Elsevier
A progressive irrigation reduction was applied during five years (from 2017 to 2021) by
using regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) and partial root-zone drying irrigation (PRD) in field …

Effect of time-domain reflectometry probe location on soil moisture measurement during wetting and drying processes

T Pastuszka, J Krzyszczak, C Sławiński, K Lamorski - Measurement, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper studies on the impact of the location of Time-Domain Reflectometry probes in
soil samples on the moisture measurement are presented. In particular, we were interested if …

Differences between field-monitored and laboratory-measured soil moisture characteristics

I Iiyama - Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A soil water retention curve (SWRC) is usually measured in a laboratory (lab
SWRC), and is used to analyze in-situ soil moisture conditions. However, it is rarely verified …