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Relationship between the severity, persistence of soil water repellency and the critical soil water content in water repellent soils
(Elsevier, 2014-06)
Soil water repellency (SWR) causes reduced soil water storage and enhanced runoff and reduced ecosystem productivity. As such, characterization of SWR is a prerequisite for effective environmental management. The objectives ...
Predicting field capacity in undisturbed stony soils
(Elsevier, 2021-11-01)
An increasing number of studies around the world are showing that a long-held assumption that rock fragments (RFs) are inert with respect to water retention is incorrect. Yet very few pedotransfer functions (PtFs) account ...
The influence of rock fragments on field capacity water content in stony soils from hard sandstone alluvium
(Elsevier, 2021-05-01)
Worldwide, rock fragments (RFs) are generally considered inert with respect to bulk soil hydraulic properties, such that all soil water retention properties predicted by national pedotransfer functions (such as S-map) are ...
Maize is stressed by salt rather than water under drip irrigation with soil matric potential higher than −50 kPa in an arid saline area
(Wiley, 2021-05-02)
Water scarcity and soil salinization are the top abiotic stresses impeding agricultural production in arid and semi-arid regions. To evaluate maize growth is depressed by water stress or salt stress independently as well ...
Permanent wilting point plays an important role in simulating winter wheat growth under water deficit conditions
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-02-28)
Soil parameters related to soil water holding capacity could play an important role in simulating winter wheat growth under severe soil water stress, which could heavily influence the simulated soil water contents, and ...
Characteristics of soil moisture variation in different land uses in a small catchment on the Loess Plateau, China
(Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2019-01)
Understanding how soil moisture changes under different land uses is essential to ensure effective utilization of water and soil resources and to facilitate vegetation restoration in arid and semiarid ecosystems. Soil ...
Vertical variation in shallow and deep soil moisture in an apple orchard in the loess hilly–gully area of north China
(Wiley on behalf of British Society of Soil Science, 2020-05-13)
Deep soil (>2 m) moisture is relatively stable water that supports tree growth and water management in the loess hilly–gully area of China. Characterizing the spatial variation of deep soil moisture is important for water ...
The effect of irrigated land-use intensification on the topsoil physical properties of a pastoral silt loam
(Taylor & Francis on behalf of Royal Society of New Zealand, 2021-03-29)
In Canterbury, New Zealand, there has been a widespread conversion of dryland sheep grazing to more intensive irrigated dairying. We determined the effects of these land uses on soil physical properties, and water release ...
Influence of straw incorporation on soil water utilization and summer maize productivity: A five-year field study on the Loess Plateau of China
(Elsevier BV, 2020-04-30)
Soil water is a major limitation to high crop production on the Loess Plateau of China. Straw incorporation is often suggested to promote soil water retention and grain production. Despite the rising number of studies on ...
Coupling effects of water and fertilizer on yield, water and fertilizer use efficiency of drip-fertigated cotton in northern Xinjiang, China
(Elsevier, 2018-04-15)
Xinjiang is the main cotton-growing region in China, but the shortage of water resources and the low utilization of fertilizers have restricted its agricultural development. Field experiments were conducted during 2012–2014 ...