scholarly journals Research on Soil Moisture Retention Capacity and Soil Infiltration Property of Different Kinds of Artificial Forests in Northern Mountain of Lanzhou

2016 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
有财 康
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Retention ◽  
Soil Infiltration ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
Soil Moisture Retention ◽  
Moisture Retention Capacity

scholarly journals Soil moisture retention on slopes under different agricultural land uses in hilly regions of Southern Transdanubia

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-280
Author(s):  
Gábor Nagy ◽  
Dénes Lóczy ◽  
Szabolcs Czigány ◽  
Ervin Pirkhoffer ◽  
Szabolcs Ákos Fábián ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Moisture Retention ◽  
Retention Capacity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Soil Moisture Retention

Increasingly severe weather extremes are predicted as one of the consequences of climate change. According to climatic models, weather extremities induce higher risks for both flood and drought in the Carpathian Basin. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, flood control relied on cost-intensive engineering structures, but recently ecological solutions have come to the fore. Flood hazard on major rivers could be mitigated if multiple and cumulative water retention opportunities are exploited on the upper sections of tributary catchments. Appropriate land use and landscape pattern changes can shift the infiltration to run-off ratio to the benefit of the former. In the Transdanubian Hills of Southwest Hungary three study areas with different agricultural land use types had been selected and investigated for the impact of landscape micro-features on soil moisture retention capacity with the purpose of conserving water from wet periods for the times of drought. Marked differences in moisture dynamics have been detected between arable land, grasslands and orchards. This fact underlines the need for integrated soil and water conservation. Drought risk was found to be the highest on ploughland. Favourable soil water budgets have been observed in the fields as a function of land use: less intensive types, like grazing land and orchards (particularly tree rows), were identified as places of high water retention capacity. Although serious water stress conditions were also reached in the orchard, it markedly mitigated drought conditions compared to the ploughland.

scholarly journals Soil moisture retention and rainfed wheat yield variations by the addition of gypsum and green manure

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-16
Author(s):  
Kausar Rahina ◽  
Imran Akram Muhammad ◽  
Iqbal Choudhary Muhammad ◽  
Malik Ayesha ◽  
Rashid Zahid Abdur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Green Manure ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Moisture Retention ◽  
Rainfed Wheat ◽  
Soil Moisture Retention

Digital mapping of soil moisture retention properties using solely satellite-based data and data mining techniques

2020 ◽  
Vol 585 ◽  
pp. 124786
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Jeihouni ◽  
Seyed Kazem Alavipanah ◽  
Ara Toomanian ◽  
Ali Asghar Jafarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Retention ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Digital Mapping ◽  
Soil Moisture Retention

scholarly journals Investigations on effectiveness of wheat and rice straw mulches on moisture retention in potato crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1) ◽  
pp. 345-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalit Goel ◽  
Vijay Shankar ◽  
R. K. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Rice Straw ◽  
Moisture Absorption ◽  
Potato Crop ◽  
Moisture Retention ◽  
Straw Mulch ◽  
Wheat Straw Mulch ◽  
Soil Moisture Retention ◽  
Scanning Electron

Abstract Purpose Mulching is a practice recommended for soil moisture conservation in potato. The wheat straw and rice straw obtained as major crop residues were used as mulching materials to compare their effectiveness for soil moisture retention in potato crop. Methods The field experiments were conducted in a randomized complete block design replicated thrice with three treatments viz. plots incorporated with wheat straw mulch, rice straw mulch at the rate of 10 tonnes per hectare each and no mulch serving as control. The soil moisture was determined using a soil moisture probe and data were recorded daily at 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm soil depths. The Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy was used to investigate moisture retention characteristics of the mulch materials. Results Soil moisture retention varied as wheat straw mulch > rice straw mulch > no mulch at 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm soil depths, respectively. Highest moisture retention in wheat straw mulch at 10 cm depth is attributed to better moisture absorption ability of wheat straw in comparison to rice straw. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope images indicated the presence of smaller sized micro tubes in wheat straw than rice straw, which resulted in more water retention, thereby substantiating the findings of the study. Conclusion Wheat straw mulch is more effective than rice straw mulch for shallow rooted crops like potato, due to better moisture absorption and retention in upper soil layer.

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