Author
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Shouse, Peter |
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LETEY, J - UC RIVERSIDE |
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Fargerlund, Joan |
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Jobes, Jack |
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OSTER, J - UC RIVERSIDE |
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LOZANO, E - UC RIVERSIDE |
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Rhoades, James |
Submitted to: Agronomy Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 9/19/1995 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Water and solute transport during overland flow from basin or furrow irrigation is a complex process; made even more complex when soils exhibit high shrink-well behavior that creates large cracks. The purpose of our experiments was to characterize water and solute movement through soils that develop large shrinkage cracks upon drying. A series of bromide tracer experiments was conducted on two contrasting field soils, one sand (no cracks) and one silty clay (large cracks). Results give a clear message. On non-cracking soils, solute movement was mostly vertical. On cracking soils, solute in the irrigation water increased as it flowed down the furrow indicating substantial horizontal solute transport. |