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Spatial variability of soil properties & its application in predicting surface map of hydraulic parameters [1]

Knowledge of spatial variation of soil properties is important
in precision farming and environmental modelling. Spatial distribution of water content at field capacity (FC) and permanent wilting point (PWP) at different zones of a farm governs the available water for plant growth. These two soil hydraulic parameters play key roles in crop selection for different blocks of a farm, and in scheduling irrigation of crops in a field. In this study, spatial variation of bulk density organic carbon, silt and clay contents for two soil depths (0

Publication Date: 
10/10/2008
Priyabrata Santra [2], U. K. Chopra [3], Debashis Chakraborty [4]
Current Science [5]
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Tags:
Soil Capability [6], Agriculture [7], Agricultural Research [8], Irrigation [9], Hydrology [10], Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) [11], India [12]
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