Presentation
Soil Moisture Dynamics in the Selected Climate Smart-Agriculture Practices in Sweet Corn Fields.
PVAMU
(2022)
Abstract
Understanding how selected climate-smart agriculture, such as soil amendment affects the soil moisture dynamics has become imperative as the use of manure and biochar is increasing. Water and nutrients can be conserved through proper near-real-time soil moisture monitoring and appropriate irrigation scheduling. A field research study is conducted in 2022 to evaluate the impacts of soil amendments on their fate, the sweet corn growth performance, and the dynamics of soil water content in the root zone of sweet corn at the University Research Farm of the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Prairie View A&M University. In this presentation, we report the soil moisture dynamics within and below the rootzone. The experiment was laid out in a factorial design with three replications; three different rates of dairy and chicken manure (0, 224, and 448 kg total N ha-1), two levels of biochar (2.5, 5 t ha-1), and a control treatment (no soil amendments). Soil moisture sensors (10HS) were installed at all experimental plots to monitor soil moisture within (the top 15 cm) and below the root zone (35 cm). The soil moisture sensors recorded the volumetric water content every 15 minutes. The results of the analysis showed that the application of soil amendments affects the soil moisture dynamics throughout the crop growing season.
Keywords
- soil moisture,
- biochar,
- chicken manure,
- dairy manure
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter November 9, 2022
Citation Information
Nigus Demelash Melaku, Ripendra Awal, Fares Ali, Anoop Valiya Veettil, et al.. "Soil Moisture Dynamics in the Selected Climate Smart-Agriculture Practices in Sweet Corn Fields." PVAMU (2022) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nigusdemelash-melaku/22/