New Soil/Water/Plant/Atmosphere Continuum · 2019. 8. 7. · The speed that water moves in the soil...
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Soil/Water/Plant/Atmosphere
Continuum
Or Why Water?
H2O
H2O
ceventura.ucdavis.edu/avocado
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CO2
H2O
H2O
A plant must
lose water
in order to
grow
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CO2+H2O+energy sugar+O2
sun
water
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Stomata-
openings on leaves
open closed
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Water lost through stomata
is called TRANSPIRATION
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Which is the same process as
EVAPORATION
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Water lost from a landscape or crop
is called
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
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The stomata must be open for transpiration to occur!!!!!
Otherwise the plant heats up, and sunburn occurs.
RADIATIVE COOLING
And cools the plant
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When water stops moving through the plant,
nutrients stop moving through the plant
N deficiency
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Evapotranspiration is driven by:
Sun – day length, clouds
Wind
Humidity
Temperature
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And there must be leaves
if water is lost through transpiration
NO Leaves, No transpiration !!!!
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Different Plant Deal with Water Differently
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Kc = crop coefficient
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ETo x kc = ET plant
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ETavocado = 0.65 in/week
27,154 gals/ac-in X 0.65 =
17,650 gals
17,650 gals /100 emitters/10gph=
17.7 hrs of irrigation
to replace water lost
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9 atmometers
4 quadrants
3 positions
toe
mid-slope
top
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Avocado roots are shallow, but dense
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The soil is a reservoir
approximately 50% pores
and 50% solids
saturation-when all pores
are full
field capacity -water held
after draining
wilting point -water content
when plant won’t revive
available water -between
F.C
and
W.P.
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Soil is a reservoir for water
Saturated soil
Field capacity
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sand
clay
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The amount of water in the soil between
dry and field capacity is called
AVAILABLE WATER
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More water is held in a clay soil
than a sandy soil with the same
volume of soil
sand clay
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The speed that water moves in the
soil is largely controlled by soil
texture – how much sand or clay
is in the soil
Clay has many small pores for
carrying air and water
Sand has bigger, but fewer pores
so water moves faster.
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Plants need more water in a
sandy soil
?????????
than they do in a
clay soil????????????
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Evapotranspiration is driven by:
Sun – day length, clouds
Wind
Humidity
Temperature
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Sandy soils need more
frequent, small irrigations
than a clay soil
Putting the same amount of
water on a sandy soil as a
clay soil will push the water
deeper in the sandy soil
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Don’t apply water at a
greater rate than it can
be infiltrated !!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Soil texture affects the wetted
pattern
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Water Movement
Water
Soil A
Soil B
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Water
A
B
Water Movement
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oxygen
oxygen
oxygen
Roots need air
just like we do
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When soil is saturated
there is no air for the
roots
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When
soil
is dry
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Plants wilt
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Water movement is controlled by:
1. gravity - down
2. concentration - wet to dry
3. salinity – less salty to more
4. surfaces – toward a surface
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Low Uniformity
Good Uniformity
Assess Irrigation System Efficiency
Utilize Irrigation Mobile Lab Programs
Resource Conservation District (RCD)
90% Du
60% Du
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With poor Distribution Uniformity
(DU) also called Emission U
Some plants get too much water
and others don’t get enough
Perfect conditions for disease
and DEATH
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Distribution Uniformity (DU)• A good DU for
groves – 85%
– 15% more water to
meet needs of all
the trees
• Poor DU
– Plugged sprinklers
and lines
– Breaks and leaks
– Poor pressure
regulation
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Distribution Uniformity
Trees need 128 gallons of water
Leaching fraction of 10% adds another 12 gals
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Irrigation System Maintenance
• Check poly hose
systems
• Flush lateral lines
• Clean filters
• Repair sprinklers
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Salt Accumulation in Tree Crop Orchards
Using Micro-Spray Irrigation
CDWR 2003
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microsprinkler
fan jet
dripper
Emitters
All companies use different colorsIn-Line Dripper
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Water Rules
of
Thumb
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) <1000 ppm
Specific Ions
Chloride <100 ppm
Sodium <100 ppm
Boron <1 ppm
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The Problem with Total Dissolved Salt:
High Salt Inhibits Plant Water Uptake
For avocado,
this occurs at
EC = 4 dS/m
From D. Crowley, UCR, 2013
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Avocado Yield Function for Irrigation Water Salinity
Oster and Arpaia, J. Am Soc. Hort Sci. 2007
100
80
60
40
20
0
Rela
tive
Yie
ld (
%)
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Salinity (EC)
320 640 960 1280 1600 1920
TDS (ppm)
From D. Crowley, UCR, 2013
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From D. Crowley, UCR, 2013
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One acre-foot of water (average house
uses ¼ that)
With a TDS of 640 ppm
Has nearly a ton of salt
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Soil water quality can be
No better than the initial
Quality of the applied water
So need to Leach
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Schedule Irrigations Properly
• Proper Scheduling of
Irrigations in Avocado
Production
How
much to
put on,
when?
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Irrigation Check List
Where are the roots?
Where is the water?
What is the water quality?
How evenly is it applied?
How fast is the water disappearing?
How soon does it need to be replaced?
How much extra water needs to be applied
to compensate for poor DU?
How much needs to be applied
to leach salts?
How much maintenance is required?
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Hope for more of this