Considerable progress has been made on the design of the ITER electron cyclotron emission (ECE) diagnostic over the past two years. Radial and oblique views are still included in the design in order to measure distortions in the electron momentum distribution, but the oblique view has been redirected to reduce stray millimeter radiation from the electron cyclotron heating system. A major challe...

Diagnosis of soil salinity and its spatial variability is required to establish control measures in irrigated agriculture. This article shows the usefulness of electromagnetic (EM) and soil sampling techniques to map salinity. We analysed the salinity of a 1-ha plot of surface-irrigated olive plantation in Aragon, NE Spain, by measuring the electrical conductivity of the saturation extract (ECe...

Different methods to estimate electrical conductivity (EC) of saturated soil paste extract (ECe) 1:2 and 1:5 soil: water suspensions were evaluated. Soil samples taken from different depths (viz. 0-15, 15-30, 30-45, 45-60, 60-90 cm) the wheat field under irrigated saline regimes ranging 1.5 12 dSm-1. The relationship between soil-water suspension extracts (i.e., EC1:2 EC1:5) was established bes...

Reliable and real-time information on soil and crop properties is important for the development of management practices in accordance with the requirements of a specific soil and crop within individual field units. This is particularly the case in salt-affected agricultural landscape where managing the spatial variability of soil salinity is essential to minimize salinization and maximize crop ...

A field experiment on a saline-sodic soil with pH 8.21-8.42, ECe 6.40-7.90 dSm and SAR 17.79-23.46mmolwas carried out using five soil reclaiming treatments viz., leaching (Control), Farm yard manure (FYM) @ 10 tons ha, Rice Husk (RH) @ 10 tons ha, FYM+RH @ 5+5 tons ha and Gypsum @ 100% soil requirement in a complete randomized block design with four replications. Rice variety SARSHAR and wheat ...

Abbreviations:ANOCOVA, analysis of covariance; CCR, ECa, apparent soil electrical conductivity (dS m−1); ECe, e uration extract (dS m−1); EMh, ECa measured with electro izontal coil configuration (dSm−1); EMv, ECameasuredwi the vertical coil configuration (dS m−1); EMI, electrom specific regression; MSE, mean square error; MSPE, mean ⁎ Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 951 369 4819; fax: + E-mail ...

In this study, the effects of salinity stress (NaCl) on the activity of Catalase (CAT), Guaiacol Peroxidase (POD), and Superoxide dismutase (SOD) were studied in leaves of fifteen oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) cultivars (Champlain, Hayola401, Licord, Modena, NK Aviator, NK Karibik, NK Octan, Okapy, Opera, PF, RGS, RNX 3621, SLM046, Talayeh, Zarfam). Plants were grown in a greenhouse under co...