The main objective of this study was to determine the influence of soil moisture, organic matter amendment and plastic cover (a virtually impermeable film, VIF) on diffusion and emissions of (Z)- and (E)-1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) in microplots of Florida sandy soil (Arredondo fine sand). Upward diffusion of the two isomers in the Arredondo soil without a plastic cover was greatly influenced b...

abstract irrigation planning and management requires continious monitoring and measurements of soil moisture content. application of gypsum blockes (gb) are common in soil moisture measurements. gb readings are subjected to its geometry and soil solution concentration. this study was carried on 90 gb in research greenhouse of faculty agricultural, ferdowsi university of mashhad. at the begining...

soil hydrau-physical data are important for many hydrological modelings. they are the main variables controllingthe key processes such as water and chemicals movement and transport in the soil profiles. this study was conductedin order to analyze the spatial distribution of selected soil hydrau-physcial characteristics including infiltration rate(ir), saturated hydraulic conductivity (ks), bulk...

to design subsurface drainage systems, it is necessary to determine the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the soil. one of the most common methods for field measurement of this parameter is the shallow well pump-in test method. another method which has recently been introduced for the above measurement is the guelph permeameter method. both methods are used to measure the soil saturated hydra...

Every year, the production of coal-bed natural gas in the Powder River Basin results in the discharge of large amounts of coal-bed methane water (CBMW) in Wyoming; however, no sustainable disposal methods for CBMW are currently available. A greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate the potential to use CBMW as a source of irrigation water for camelina [ (L.) Crantz]. We assessed the effects of...

Non-destructive soil water content determination is a fundamental component for many agricultural and environmental applications. The accuracy and costs of the sensors define the measurement scheme and the ability to fit the natural heterogeneous conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate five commercially available and relatively cheap sensors usually grouped with impedance and FDR sens...

Abstract Hot water extraction (HWE) treatment changes the physicochemical properties of wood, including hygroscopic properties. HWE decreases hydroxyl accessibility but relevance other mechanisms that change are not fully understood. This study investigates effect drying on and sorption wood. Pressurized hot was applied at 140 °C for 1–5 h to Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) sapwood samples in...

Measurement uncertainty is a key hindrance to the quanti_cation of water ~uxes at all scales of investigation[ Predictions of soil!water ~ux rely on accurate or representative measurements of hydraulic gradients and _eld! state hydraulic conductivity[ We quanti_ed the potential magnitude of errors associated with the parameters and variables used directly and indirectly within the DarcyÐBucking...

Effects of cropping practices on soil properties viz. particle size distribution, pH, bulk density (BD), field capacity (FC, -33 kPa), permanent wilting point (PWP, -1500 kPa), available water capacity (AWC) and soil organic carbon (SOC) were assessed. The pedotransfer functions (PTFs) were developed for saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks), water retention at FC and PWP of soils for different...