scholarly journals Postharvest Performance of ‘Pacific Rose™’ Apple Grown Under Partial Rootzone Drying

HortScience ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 952-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge A. Zegbe ◽  
M. Hossein Behboudian ◽  
Brent E. Clothier ◽  
Alexander Lang
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Content ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water Content ◽  
Lower Weight ◽  
Partial Rootzone Drying ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water

Quality and storability of ‘Pacific Rose™’ apple grown under partial rootzone drying (PRD) were studied over 2 years. The treatments were commercial irrigation (CI) and PRD, which were applied by watering one side of the tree row throughout the season (Expt. 1) or by alternating irrigation between two sides of the tree row when volumetric soil water content ranged between 0.18 and 0.22 m3·m−3 (Expt. 2). The PRD and CI fruit had similar quality attributes at harvest and after storage except that the former had lower weight loss during storage in Exp. 1 and a lower firmness after storage in Exp. 2. Compared with CI, PRD saved water by 0.15 mega liters per hectare in Exp. 1 and by 0.14 mega liters per hectare in Exp. 2. We recommend PRD for humid environments similar to ours.

scholarly journals Effects of volumetric soil water content and fertilizer rate on growth and baicalin accumulation in two species of Scutellaria

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Amanda ◽  
Joseph Pearson Brian ◽  
Shad Ali Gul ◽  
Moore Kimberly ◽  
Osborne Lance
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Content ◽  
Fertilizer Rate ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water Content ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water

Near-infrared spectroscopy for soil water determination in small soil volumes

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Bullock ◽  
X. Li ◽  
L. Leonardi
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Content ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water Content ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water

Critical soil water levels for soil microscale processes are difficult to determine because of variability in large soil volumes and lack of techniques for logging soil water contents in small soil volumes. This study tested nearinfrared (NIR) spectroscopy for soil water content determination. Five soil horizons with a range in soil texture, soil organic carbon, carbonates, pH and horizon depth, were tested at air-dry, field capacity and 0.1 MPa tension water content. Volumetric soil water content, determined using the standard method of oven-drying and soil bulk density, was compared to NIR absorbance in various combinations and wavelengths. The NIR spectra obtained with the probe in direct contact with the soil gave better results than when the probe was separated from the soil with a glass slide. The most reliable validation results were obtained using a multivariate partial least squares regression of the full spectrum with an r2 of 0.95 and RMSE of prediction of 6.4%. Smoothing and derivatives of the spectra did not improve the validation results. The relationships for absorbance at single wavelength segments, ratios, differences and area under the curve around the 1940 nm peak were good (r2 values near 0.85 ) but poorer than the results using the full spectra. The high correlation coefficients obtained with the wide variety of soils utilized in this study suggest that NIR absorbance is a practical method for determining volumetric soil water content for small soil volumes. Key words: Near-infrared spectroscopy, soil water, Near-infrared absorbance

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