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Water balance components in soils cropped to sugarcane, with and without nitrogen fertilization

Alexsandro dos Santos Brito, Paulo Leonel Libardi, Pablo Javier Ghiberto

01/Apr/2009

The water balance study in soils with sugarcane, cropped in large areas in Brazil, is essential for the agricultural management to increase the crop productivity and to reduce pollution risks. The objective of this research was to evaluate soil water balance equation components of two Oxisols under sugar-cane (first crop), in the counties of Jaboticabal and Pirassununga, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The study was carried out in an experimental area in Pirassununga (21 º 55 ‘ 54 ” S, 47 º 10 ‘ 54 ” W, 650 m), for only one level […]

Parameter variability of the equation relating hydraulic conductivity to soil water content using the instantaneous profile method

Q. de Jong van Lier, P. L. Libardi

01/Dec/1999

Hydraulic conductivity is one of the most important soil properties for studies dealing with infiltration, water movement within the soil profile and to plant roots and internal drainage. The availability of the function hydraulic conductivity x soil water content (K(θ)) is essential to these studies. However, little is known about the variability of the empirical parameters of this function. Aiming to contribute with information on the variability of these parameters, a study is described in which observations of hydraulic conductivity […]