scholarly journals SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY IN AN ORCHARD AND THE NEED FOR ITSREGULATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
S.V. Makarychev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Apple Orchard ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Soil Moisture Storage ◽  
Available Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Storage

The growth and fruiting of fruit crops is interconnected with the biotic and abiotic conditions of the natural envi-ronment as water, heat and nutritional regimes in the soil which continuously change in space and time. The main limiting factor in the forest-steppe zone of the Altai Region is the moisture content in the soil profile since plants often suffer from moisture deficit. The available soil moisture (ASM) storage in the apple orchard in April 2012 was satis-factory. In Mayand in the summer, they dropped to zero, so the plants suffered from water hunger during the grow-ing season. Under pears, at the beginning of the growing season, the ASM turned out to be higher than under the apple trees, but from June to August they alsodecreased. As a result, the irrigation rates were the same as for the apple trees. The summer of 2013 was rainy and that af-fected the water resources in the chernozem layer. At the same time, the ASM deficit did not exceed 85 mm in June and July, and in the remaining periods did not rise above 50 mm. In the pear orchard, the moisture storage did not fall below 30 mm. In one-meter chernozem layer in April 2012, the available soil moisture storage under the apple trees corresponded to a very good level. In June and July, the moisture content dropped below the wilting moisture. In spring, the ASM under the pear plantations were consid-ered satisfactory. On the following months, a severe mois-ture deficit arose until autumn. In 2013, the ASM in the apple orchard did not exceed 50 mm in summer. Under the pears, in May they even reached 118 mm, but then dropped to 30 mm and that also required irrigation. Since the season of 2014 was an arid one, the water situation in one-meter layer of chernozem turned out to be disastrous.

Estimating extractable soil moisture content for Australian soils from field measurements

Soil Research ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 531 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Ladson ◽  
J. R. Lander ◽  
A. W. Western ◽  
R. B. Grayson ◽  
Lu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Soil Moisture Content ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Pasture Production ◽  
Soil Moisture Storage ◽  
Moisture Storage ◽  
Extractable Soil

The amount of water that can be stored in soil and evaporated or actively used by plants is a key parameter in hydrologic models and is important for crop and pasture production. Often, the active soil moisture store is estimated from laboratory measurements of soil properties. An alternative approach, described in this paper, is to estimate the extractable soil moisture capacity from direct measurements of soil moisture content in the field. A time series of soil moisture values, over the depth of the soil, shows the actual changes in water content. The difference between the wettest and driest profiles is an estimate of the extractable soil moisture storage. We have gathered data on extractable soil water capacity for 180 locations over Australia and have compared our values with published results from the Atlas of Australian Soils (AAS), derived from profile descriptions and pedo-transfer functions. Our results show that data from the AAS provide a useful lower bound for measured extractable soil moisture storage, but of the sites examined, 42% had values >2 times those in the AAS. In part, this was because total soil depths were underestimated in the AAS results compared with the active depths from the measured data. Active depths are strongly related to vegetation type.

scholarly journals Особливості біології та шкідливості вічкової галиці (Thomasiniana Oculiperda Rubs.) і захист від неї саджанців яблуні в розсаднику Лісостепу України

2015 ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Ю. П. Яновський ◽  
С. В. Cуханов ◽  
В. П. Гричанюк
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Effective Temperature ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Lower Threshold ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Leaf Curling ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Pest Infestation

Наведено результати досліджень з уточнення біо-логічних особливостей вічкової галиці (Thomasinianaoculiperda Rubs.) у розсаднику яблуні в зоні ЛісостепуУкраїни. Встановлено, що зимують личинки в грунтіна глибині 4–5 см, відродження яких спостерігаєтьсяв кінці першої–на початку другої декади квітня, азалялькування – в кінці другої – на початку третьоїдекади квітня. Літ дорослих самок відбувається удругій половині травня – першій половині червня. Че-рез 8–10 днів з’являються личинки, які пошкоджують29,8–37,7 % защеплених бруньок («вічок»). За веґета-ційний період шкідник розвивається у трьох поколін-нях. Для розвитку одного покоління шкідника необ-хідна сума ефективних температур від 274,3°С до290,6°С (нижній поріг складає 15,6°С). Вивчено тех-нічну ефективність застосування препаратів у захис-ті цієї культури від шкідника. Встановлено, що длязниження її шкідливості необхідно застосовуватиінсектициди «Моспілан», РП (0,2 кг/га), «Каліпсо» 480SC, КС (0,25 л/га), «Сумітіон», КЕ (2,5 л/га), «Гло-віс», СК ( 1,5 л/га), «Дурсбан» 480, к.е. (2,0 л/га), «Зо-лон» 35, к.е. (3,0 л/га), «Ланнат» 20, РК (1,2 л/га) та«Пірінекс» 480, КЕ (2,0 л/га). The results of studies were showed to clarify the biological peculiarities, harmfulness of apple leaf curling midge of apple trees’ sapling and efficacy of insecticides in control of pest infestation in Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine. It is established, that larva overwinters in the soil on the depth of 4-5 cm, their revival is observed at the end of 1st till the end of second decade of April and pupation – in late second – early third decade of April. Adult female’s  flights take place in the second decade of May – first decade of June. In 8–10 days larva appears, which damage 29,8–37,7 % of grafting buds.  During the vegetation period the pest is developing by three generations. For one generation of pest’s development need the sum of effective temperature from 274,3°С to 290,6°С (the lower threshold of the temperature is 15,6°С).         The technical efficiency of products application in protection of this crop against this pest is studied. It is established that for decreasing of its harmfulness it needed to apply the following insecticides Mospilan, RP (0,2 kg/hа), Calipso 480 SC, (0,25 l/hа), Sumition, КЕ (2,5 l/hа), Hlovis  СК ( 1,5 l/hа), Dursban 480, SC (2,0 l/hа), Zolon 35, KE (3,0 l/hа), Lannate 20,RК  (1,2 l/hа) and Pirineks 480, КЕ (2,0 l/hа).

scholarly journals Examination of soils and crops after the inundations of 1st February, 1953. III. Sensitivity to salt of inundated fruit crops.

1955 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-34
Author(s):  
W.G. Beeftink
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Growth Condition ◽  
Salt Water ◽  
Salt Content ◽  
Flood Damage ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Tree Resistance

Characteristic symptoms of salt water flood damage are described for apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, gooseberry, walnuts, grapes and mulberries. In general the crops showed symptoms of drying out, indicating their inability to absorb enough water. A table of the approximate sensitivity of the fruit crops, and also of apple and pear varieties was compiled; there was a wider range of sensitivity in apples than in pears. The sensitivity of the chief Malling rootstocks did not appear to run parallel to their vigour. The salt content of the soil moisture was the limiting factor for apple and pear recovery; 7-8 g. per litre for apples, and 11-12 g. for pears were the limits beyond which trees could not be saved. Flooding had no influence on the growth condition of apples and pears until after it had lasted 8 or 9 weeks. Tree age had no clear effect on sensitivity, though apple trees of 25 years and over had less resistance. Deep cultivation before flooding, soil exhaustion, and general neglect had detrimental effects on tree resistance. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

Diagnosis of retarded growth in an apple orchard

1974 ◽  
Vol 14 (69) ◽  
pp. 577 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Sitepu ◽  
HR Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Plant Disease ◽  
Clay Soil ◽  
Apple Orchard ◽  
Simple Approach ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Phytophthora Spp ◽  
Retarded Growth

Soil round trees in an Adelaide apple orchard was sampled to assess the concentrations of Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., stylet-bearing nematodes, soil texture (per cent clay), soil moisture and pH. Correlations between these factors and the size of apple trees (trunk circumference) suggested that parasitic nematodes, Pythium spp. and pH might together be important factors inhibiting tree growth. On the basis of these results, a statement is made on the possible causes of retarded growth in the orchard, and how the problem might be overcome. The main purpose of the work was to devise a simple approach that would enable diagnoses to be made of the causes of retarded growth or poor yield in a crop where several factors seemed to be involved. Such an approach might be useful to extension workers who have to deal with many plant disease problems at the same time.

Dark Island heath (Ninety-mile Plain, South Australia). V. The water relationships in heath vegetation and pastures on the Makin sand

1957 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
RL Specht
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Soil Moisture Storage ◽  
Drought Conditions ◽  
Moisture Storage ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Soil Moisture Status

Heath vegetation shows a major flush of growth during the mediterraneantype summer season, a time when calculations of the soil moisture storage by the techniques of Thornthwaite (1948) or Prescott, Collins, and Shirpurkar (1952) indicate that severe drought conditions should oocur. Monthly observations on the moisture status of the Makin sand under heath vegetation and, for comparison, under various pastures are therefore recorded. The problems of obtaining an accurate water balance-sheet for such a heterogeneous vegetation as the heath are discussed. Difficulties in the use of the various techniques for measuring soil moisture in sand, which has a low pF of 1.85 at field capacity, are enumerated. The following relationships were found between the evapotranspiration index (Itr = Etr / Ew0.75) and the available water (W). These data were calculated for 6 ft of sand. (i) Heath vegetation (10–14 years old) log (2.4–Itr) = 0.420–0.0383 W (ii) Heath vegetation (burnt) log (2.4–Itr) = 0.461–0.0380 W (iii) Oenothera odorata Jacq. pasture log (2.4–Itr) = 0.395–0.0269 W (iv) Medicago sativa L. pasture log (2.4–Itr) = 0.390–0.0270 W (v) Ehrharta calycina Sm. pasture log (2.4–Itr) = 0.400–0.0339 W From these equations the mean monthly quantities of rainfall which may be stored in 6 ft of sand under the various treatments described were calculated. Drought conditions are shown to occur in December and January, but are relieved in the later months of summer. Even if the stored moisture below 8 ft is considered, the soil moisture status would be expected to be just sufficient to maintain the vegetation in a "dormant" state, and yet the major growth of the heath vegetation occurs at this time. The calculated mean annual values of Itr range from 0.53 to 0.60 for these perennial communities. Close approximations to the actual soil moisture status can be obtained by substituting these values for K in Prescott's formula for potential evaporation, i.e. Etr = K x Ew0.75. Supplementary data on transpiration, growth, and the root systems of the pastures are also included.

Soil water balance and evapotranspiration of irrigated cotton

1967 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Balance Equation ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Soil Water Balance ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Water Balance Equation ◽  
Soil Moisture Storage ◽  
Moisture Storage

In a series of five irrigated cotton sowings (T2, T7, T9, T11, T14) evapotranspiration (Et) was determined for the period between October 1961 and October 1962 by observing frequently the changes in soil moisture storage, calculating through drainage, and solving for evapotranspiration in the water balance equation. Thus a water balance was obtained for each sowing extending over the entire crop.The average evapotranspiration in wet season sowings was of the order of 6·5 mm day−1 and in dry season sowings of the order of 4·5 mm day−1. The highest evapotranspiration values ranged between 10 and 12 mm day−1 in T2, T7 and T9 and between 7 and 9·5 mm day−1 in T11 and T14.

scholarly journals DESAIN INSTALASI PENGOLAHAN LEACHATE (IPL) DI TPA ENTIKONG KABUPATEN SANGGAU

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
YENDI FRIADI
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Soil Moisture Storage ◽  
Run Off ◽  
Moisture Storage ◽  
Unit Unit

ABSTRAK Leachate dapat didefinisikan sebagai cairan yang menginfiltrasi melalui tumpukan sampah dan telah mengekstraksi material terlarut maupun tersuspensi. Sistem instalasi pengolahan leachate bergantung pada debit dan karaktersitik leachate itu sendiri. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah memperkirakan debit leachate yang dihasilkan oleh TPA Entikong sebagai acuan dasar perancangan/desain instalasi pengolahan leachate, merencanakan sistem instalasi pengolahan  leachate di TPA Entikong Kabupaten Sanggau serta mengetahui anggaran biaya yang diperlukan dalam perancangan IPL berdasarkan sistem pengolahan yang digunakan.Tahapan untuk mengolah dan menghitung data meliputi perhitungan debit leachate dan mendesain/merancang IPL. Debit leachate dihitung dari rata-rata hujan maksimum bulanan, dari data beberapa tahun atau dengan menggunakan metode neraca air yaitu metode pendekatan Thornhtwaite. Faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap kuantitas leachate dalam metode neraca air ini adalah presipitasi, evapotransipitasi, surface run-off dan soil moisture storage. Proses desain IPL terdiri dari penentuan letak IPL, penentuan jenis pengolahan, penentuan sistem pengolahan yang ada di Indonesia, pemilihan desain IPL, melakukan perhitungan hidroulik terhadap desain sistem IPL terpilih, menentukan layout bangunan IPL, membuat gambar rancangan, perhitungan anggaran biaya serta membuat spesifikasi teknis pembuatan IPL.Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan menggunakan metode Thornthwaite didapat perkolasi tertinggi sebesar 185,43 mm dan diketahui luas area timbunan sampah TPA Entikong sebesar 1,06 Ha maka diperoleh nilai debit leachate sebesar 65,52 m3/hari. Kandungan organik (BOD) yang terdapat dalam leachate mempunyai nilai BOD sebesar 10.000 mg/L, sehingga metode pengolahan biologi sangat tepat digunakan untuk mengolah leachate di TPA Entikong. Sistem pengolahan yang digunakan adalah pengolahan secara biologi. Unit-unit pengolahan leachate TPA Entikong yang direncanakan adalah bak ekualisasi,  kolam anaerobik, kolam fakultatif, kolam maturasi dan constructed wetland. Besarnya total biaya yang dibutuhkan adalah Rp. 1.375.000.000,00 Kata-kata kunci : BOD, Leachate, Thornthwaite

scholarly journals Application of liquid and water-soluble special fertilizers and biostimulators in agropedocenoses of the forest-steppe zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 00033
Author(s):  
L Levshakov ◽  
N Volobueva
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Leaf Surface ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Central Conductor

The value of foliar dressing is presented to achieve the maximum productivity of cultivated crops in agropedocenoses of the forest-steppe zone of the Russian Federation. When cultivating apple orchards in perennial agropedocenoses according to intensive technologies, the optimization of the nutritional regime is one of the most significant factors in obtaining a stably high crop yield of high-quality fruits. To fully provide apple trees with nutrient elements and growth biostimulators during the growing season, it is necessary to use special fat and water-soluble fertilizers and growth biostimulators. Most effectively, they are applied along the leaf surface as a foliar dressing. The leaf surface systems we developed and tested include the introduction of macro-, meso- and microelements and biological stimulating agents. The latter include various groups and types of amino acids, root, growth and development, flowering and setting, ripening and staining stimulating agents. The use of an integrated foliar dressing system has made it possible to provide the most complete need for apple trees with the necessary nutrients and compounds during the entire growing season. The obtained experimental data showed a high efficiency in changing a balanced system of foliar dressing in an intensive apple orchard. Compared to the control, there was a significant increase in the growth activity of the central conductor and fruit wood. Fruit setting rates, caliber and weight of apples and therefore more than 95% of the yield corresponded to the highest and first grade. The yield increased significantly compared to the control, it was from 28 to 66% for varieties and variants. Experimental studies showed high efficiency of foliar dressing with special fertilizers and growth biostimulating agents.

Seasonal Movement PAtterns of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo in Southern Queensland

1982 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
GJE Hill
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Faecal Pellet ◽  
Soil Moisture Storage ◽  
Seasonal Movement ◽  
Grey Kangaroo ◽  
Pellet Counts ◽  
Moisture Storage

A 2-y study was made of seasonal movement patterns of the eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus Shaw, in the Warwick district of south-eastern, and the Bollon district of south-western, Queensland. Faecal pellet counts were used to obtain indices of kangaroo usage of cleared country adjacent to cover. Kangaroos were sensitive to changes in forage status, particularly pasture phenology. As quality and quantity of forage reserves declined, animals made progressively greater use of cleared areas. This resulted in marked seasonal changes in distribution patterns. Of the variables quantified (rainfall, soil moisture storage and pasture growth), rainfall provided the best correlations with kangaroo usage of cleared country, explaining 55% (P = 0.002) of the variation in distribution at Warwick and 91% (P = 0.001) of that at Bollon.

Naturally spreading and natural apple dwarfs in the forest-steppe zone of the Southern Urals

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 70-76
Author(s):  
O. E. Merezhko ◽  
M. A. Mazunin ◽  
E. Z. Savin ◽  
A. I. Gridnev
Keyword(s):  
Unit Area ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Southern Urals ◽  
South Urals ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
The Urals ◽  
The Southern Urals ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Early Maturity

The article presents tests of natural creeping apple trees and natural dwarfs, carried out in the in the conditions of the Orenburg region. There were from 50 to 100 trees in the experiment in each variant. Vigorous standard plantations were used as control. The aim of the research was to test natural creeping apple trees, natural dwarfs against the background of standard varieties bred in the South Urals (Chelyabinsk), as well as to determine their prospects for intensive horticulture in the extreme conditions of the region. The preservation of plantings for all variants of the experiment for 20 years of research is high and amounted to 92-99 %, their condition was estimated at 4.5-5.0 points. The highest yield was noted for natural dwarfs (457.2 c/ha), the smallest yield was obtained on vigorous standard plantings (control) – 238.7 c/ha. Naturally creeping apple trees in terms of productivity were higher than control by an average of 25 %. Of the naturally creeping varieties, the most productive were the varieties Podsnezhnik (348.3 c/ha), Chudnoe (335.2 c/ha), the least productive were the varieties Plastun and Kovrovoe (255.1 and 262.5 c/ha, respectively). On the natural dwarfs, the most productive variety was the variety Brat Chudnogo (461.2 c/ha). In the control, the most productive varieties were the varieties Symbol (295.9 c/ha) and Nadezhda (270.5 c/ha), less productive were the varieties Pamyat Zhavoronkova and Fevralskoe (208.0 and 224.1 c/ha, respectively). Low-growing plantations, in particular layer and natural varieties of the Urals, are distinguished by their early maturity and, in general, higher productivity per unit area. The highest labor costs are accounted for by natural dwarfs (485.4 person-day/ha) and the lowest in vigorous plantings (317.4 person-day/ha). This has a positive eff ect on the profit and rentability of production.

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