Recursos Tagged: Soil Moisture

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  1. Collecter l'eau et conserver l'humidite du sol

    L'eau est l'un des principaux besoins des végétaux. Cependant, la pluviosité est insuffisante et irrégulière dans la plupart des régions arides et semi-arides. Dans ces régions, le taux d'évaporation est généralement élevé pendant la saison de croissance. Lorsqu'il pleut, les pluies sont...
    Soil Moisture

  2. Agrodok 013, Recolha de água e retenção da humidade do solo

    01/01/1997 A água é um dos principais requisitos para um crescimento saudável das plantas. A maioria das regiões áridas e semi-áridas, no entanto, sofrem de uma pluviosidade incerta e insuficiente. Nestas áreas também é comum haver um elevado nível de evaporação na estação de crescimento. Ao chover nas...
    Water Harvesting Soil Health Soil Moisture Moisture Retention

  3. Water Potential Relations in Soil Microbiology

    Proceedings of a symposium/ sponsored by Divisions S-1 and S-3 of the Soil Science Society of America. This publication summarizes research in this important area. It will help in understanding microbial-soil environmental relationships as well as aid in managing soil and crops for human benefit....
    Soil Moisture Soil Microbiology

  4. Tomography of Soil-Water-Root Processes

    This SSSA Special Publication presents the outcomes from the symposium. Tomography is a very powerful tool for soil science research. Although tomography has not been widely used for soil science investigations, there are many potential applications of the technology. The papers in this Special...
    Soil Moisture Measurement Soil Density Soil Porosity Root Growth Tomography

  5. Cowpea: Living Mulch under Maize

    20/04/2014 EDN 122 highlighted multi-purpose cowpea varieties with spreading vines that cover the soil. Below is an ECHO research update from South Africa relating our experience so far with a spreading cowpea variety intercropped with maize grown in a Foundations for Farming (FFF) system. “Living carpet”...
    Legume Cover Crops Green Manures and ... Mulch Cowpea Nutrient Retention Soil Moisture

  6. South Africa Research Update

    20/10/2013 Does a planting basin, like a zai pit, make much of a difference in soil moisture on a sandy soil? Because water leaches through sand rather quickly, you might expect that planting depressions would not have a significant impact on soil moisture. With the soil in ECHO research plots in South...
    Planting Basin Zai Pit Zai Hole Soil Moisture Sandy Soil Moisture Retention

  7. Minimal Soil Disturbance and its Effect on Soil Moisture Availability

    This short document contains graphs that show how zero tillage leads to increased water infiltration and increased water retention in soil.
    Minimum Tillage Soil Moisture