Time‐lapse monitoring of soil water content using electromagnetic conductivity imaging

The volumetric soil water content (θ) is fundamental to agriculture because its spatiotemporal variation in soil affects the growth of plants. Unfortunately, the universally accepted thermogravimetric method for estimating volumetric soil water content is very labour intensive and time‐consuming for use in field‐scale monitoring. Electromagnetic (EM) induction instruments have proven to be useful in mapping the spatiotemporal variation of θ. However, depth‐specific variation in θ, which is important for irrigation management, has been little explored. The objective of this study was to develop a relationship between θ and estimates of true electrical conductivity (σ) and to use this relationship to develop time‐lapse images of soil θ beneath a centre‐pivot irrigated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) crop in San Jacinto, California, USA. We first measured the bulk apparent electrical conductivity (EC_a – mS/m) using a DUALEM‐421 over a period of 12 days after an irrigation event (i.e. days 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12). We used EM4Soil to generate EM conductivity images (EMCIs). We used a physical model to estimate θ from σ, accounting for soil tortuosity and pore water salinity, with a cross‐validation RMSE of 0.04 cm³/cm³. Testing the scenario where no soil information is available, we used a three‐parameter exponential model to relate θ to σ and then to map θ along the transect on different days. The results allowed us to monitor the spatiotemporal variations of θ across the surveyed area, over the 12‐day period. In this regard, we were able to map the soil close to field capacity (0.27 cm³/cm³) and approaching permanent wilting point (0.03 cm³/cm³). The time‐lapse θ monitoring approach, developed using EMCI, has implications for soil and water use and management and will potentially allow farmers and consultants to identify inefficiencies in water application rates and use. It can also be used as a research tool to potentially assist precision irrigation practices and to test the efficacy of different methods of irrigation in terms of water delivery and efficiency in water use in near real time.     

土壤交换性铝的三种测定方法比较

为了准确高效地检测土壤交换性铝含量,探寻适宜的检测方法。比较分析了氯化钾交换-中和滴定法、铝试剂法和羊毛铬花青R比色法所测交换性铝的差异性、精密度、准确性和适用性。结果表明,3种方法所测交换性铝无显著性差异。但羊毛铬花青R比色法的精密度优于氯化钾交换-中和滴定法和铝试剂法,羊毛铬花青R比色法平均回收率达99.28%,准确性高于另2种方法。羊毛铬花青R比色法的线性范围在0~0.32 mg/L,对应吸光值范围在0~0.778;铝试剂法的线性范围在0~0.8 mg/L,对应吸光值范围在0.006~0.157;与铝试剂法相比,羊毛铬花青R比色法的线性范围小于铝试剂法,但其吸光值范围大于铝试剂法。羊毛铬花青R比色法显色剂与显色物质吸收峰间隔较远,测定背景干扰小,方法灵敏度较高。羊毛铬花青R比色法检测单个样品的平均用时为4.2 min,检测效率高于另2种方法,且操作简捷,适用性较高。因此,推荐羊毛铬花青R比色法为土壤交换性铝的测定方法。     

卡巴匹林钙水分测定法的改进

对《中国兽药典》中卡巴匹林钙的水分测定法进行了改进,从取样量、加入样品后的搅拌时间、二甲基甲酰胺与无水甲醇的比例、连续测定样品的份数、滴定杯中的溶剂使用量5个方面对现行标准方法进行了优化,解决了现行标准方法测定结果平行性差、无法真实反映产品质量等问题。通过与干燥失重法和气相色谱法的比较,验证了改进后方法的可靠性。还对现行标准方法问题产生的原因、实验的注意事项等进行了研究。     

隔膜泵容积效率影响因素的灰色关联分析

分析了ＧＭ－１２０型单缸强制式隔膜泵容积效率的主要影响因素，用灰色关联分析的方法给出了这些影响因素的优势序列，为进一步改善隔膜泵的性能提供了依据。     

Volumetric soil measures for routine soil testing

Abstract

The design, dimensiors and materials for constructing volumetric soil measures for routine soil testing use are presented. Scoop calibration techniques are also described. Reproducibility of results obtained under routine laboratory, conditions are shown. The measures include volumes of 1.0‐, 2.5‐, 5.0‐ and 10‐ cm³ respectively.     

Tomato yield, biomass accumulation, root distribution and irrigation water use efficiency on a sandy soil, as affected by nitrogen rate and irrigation scheduling

Florida is the largest producer of fresh-market tomatoes in the United States. Production areas are typically intensively managed with high inputs of fertilizer and irrigation. The objectives of this 3-year field study were to evaluate the interaction between N-fertilizer rates and irrigation scheduling on yield, irrigation water use efficiency (iWUE) and root distribution of tomato cultivated in a plastic mulched/drip irrigated production systems. Experimental treatments included three irrigation scheduling regimes and three N-rates (176, 220 and 230 kg ha⁻¹). Irrigation treatments included were: (1) SUR (surface drip irrigation) both irrigation and fertigation line placed right underneath the plastic mulch; (2) SDI (subsurface drip irrigation) where the irrigation line was placed 0.15 m below the fertigation line which was located on top of the bed; and (3) TIME (conventional control) with irrigation and fertigation lines placed as in SUR and irrigation being applied once a day. Except for the “TIME” treatment all irrigation treatments were controlled by soil moisture sensor (SMS)-based irrigation set at 10% volumetric water content which was allotted five irrigation windows daily and bypassed events if the soil water content exceeded the established threshold. Average marketable fruit yields were 28, 56 and 79 Mg ha⁻¹ for years 1-3, respectively. The SUR treatment required 15-51% less irrigation water when compared to TIME treatments, while the reductions in irrigation water use for SDI were 7-29%. Tomato yield was 11-80% higher for the SUR and SDI treatments than TIME where as N-rate did not affect yield. Root concentration was greatest in the vicinity of the irrigation and fertigation drip lines for all irrigation treatments. At the beginning of reproductive phase about 70-75% of the total root length density (RLD) was concentrated in the 0-15 cm soil layer while 15-20% of the roots were found in the 15-30 cm layer. Corresponding RLD distribution values during the reproductive phase were 68% and 22%, respectively. Root distribution in the soil profile thus appears to be mainly driven by development stage, soil moisture and nutrient availability. It is concluded that use of SDI and SMS-based systems consistently increased tomato yields while greatly improving irrigation water use efficiency and thereby reduced both irrigation water use and potential N leaching.     

CCA木材防腐剂活性成分检测方法比较试验

文章介绍了CCA木材防腐药剂中CuO、CrO3、As2O5等活性成分的常规化学分析方法,并与仪器分析方法进行了比较。结果表明,常规化学分析与仪器分析的结果相接近,两者之间的偏差很小,不需做修正便可应用于工业生产上。     

两种过氧化氢酶活性测定方法的比较

在实验室条件下,通过对金鱼肝脏的CAT活性测定结果进行误差分析来比较碘量滴定法和可见光分光光度法两种方法的优缺点。结果表明:碘量滴定法操作简单,但由于反应时间不易控制、滴定终点判断误差大、中间反应的干扰因素较多,使得用该方法测得的数据标准差较大,精确度较差;可见光分光光度法克服了碘量法的缺点,测得结果的标准差较小,灵敏度较好,精确度较高,但该方法操作较复杂,提取的酶液浓度、显色反应的产物等也可能干扰结果。     

植被和坡向对土壤温度与土壤热通量变化的影响

土壤温度是森林气候的重要因素,与植物的生长关系密切.不同坡度和坡向的林分,光照条件的差异使林内的土壤温度和土壤热通量发生相应的变化.为研究试验区不同林分水热平衡规律,本试验监测了林木生长季土壤和大气温度.结果表明:整个生长季的平均地温林外＞阳坡＞阴坡,6-10月不同土层温度的变化规律是先下降后上升;土壤不同土层间温度极...     

不同固沙植被下沙丘土壤水分动态比较

以毛乌素沙地覆盖度>90%的油蒿、50%～60%的沙柳、35%～40%的樟子松固定沙丘为研究对象,流动沙丘为对照,采用自动监测系统实时监测降雨、0～200 cm土壤含水量及200 cm以下渗漏量,分析5—11月不同固沙植被下沙丘土壤水分动态差异,以期为固沙植被稳定性评价提供参考。结果表明:较低覆盖度樟子松与高盖度油蒿、沙柳相比更具固沙优势。3种固沙植被表层0～30 cm土壤水分受降雨影响大,对>20 mm降雨均产生响应;60～200 cm土壤水分时间变化特征存在差异,樟子松与对照变化趋势一致,油蒿和沙柳仅对40 mm降雨产生响应;0～200 cm土壤水分垂直变化没有相同规律,变异性较大,樟子松变幅最大,为(5.03±3.09)%;深层渗漏特征基本一致,均有极少量水分渗漏到200 cm以下。