Estimation of Water Available for Plants in Cuban Soils as a Function of Prevailing Texture

Article Sidebar

PDF PDF (Español (España)) EPUB XML-JATS HTML
Published: Oct 12, 2018
Keywords:
soil textural composition, soil available water limits, easily usable soil water reserve

Main Article Content

Greco Cid-Lazo
Instituto de Investigaciones de Ingeniería Agrícola
Julián Herrera-Puebla
Instituto de Investigaciones de Ingeniería Agrícola
Teresa López-Seijas
Instituto de Investigaciones de Ingeniería Agrícola
Felicita González-Robaina
Instituto de Investigaciones de Ingeniería Agrícola

Abstract

The objective of this work is to determine the total soil water availability and easily usable reserve for plants as a function of predominant soil texture. That will be done from information existing for the most important Cuban soils. It will be used as a tool that facilitates efficient irrigation programming. Data were available from 131 soil subtypes and 11 soil groupings, according to the database of the Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (IAgric) of Cuba. The soil depth considered was 0.5 m and a predominant particle size value was assigned to each soil profile according to its texture. Values were adjusted with a logarithmic regression analysis of the gravimetric and volumetric soil water content corresponding to the point of field capacity (Cc) and permanent wilting point (PMP). The values of the Total Available Water in the Soil (ADP) and the Easily Usable Reserve (RFU) were also quantified. The obtained relationships allow predicting in more than 90%, the variation of the limits of these soil water reserves, based on the predominant particle size in its textural composition. The ranges of variation of these limits are higher than the ranges defined at international level for silt and clay, which is associated with the characteristics of the predominant clay in many Cuban soils. The results have a high practical value as a basis for the efficient programming of crop irrigation and allow reducing the hard field and laboratory work involved in these studies.

Article Details

How to Cite
Cid-Lazo, G., Herrera-Puebla, J., López-Seijas, T., & González-Robaina, F. (2018). Estimation of Water Available for Plants in Cuban Soils as a Function of Prevailing Texture. Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias, 27(4). Retrieved from https://revistas.unah.edu.cu/index.php/rcta/article/view/1011
Issue
Vol. 27 No. 4 (2018): Future Issue
Section
Original Articles

Those authors that have publications with this journal accept the following terms:

1. They will retain their copyright and guarantee the journal the right of first publication of their work, which will be simultaneously subject to the License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) that allows third parties to share the work whenever its author is indicated and its first publication this journal. Under this license the author will be free of:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

• The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

• NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

• No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

2. The authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements to distribute the published version of the work (e.g., deposit it in an institutional telematics file or publish it in a monographic volume) whenever the initial publication is indicated in this journal.

3. The authors are allowed and recommended disseminating their work through the Internet (e.g. in institutional telematics archives or on their website) before and during the submission process, which can produce interesting exchanges and increase the citations of the published work. (See the Effect of open access).

References

ALLEN, R.G.; PEREIRA, L.; RAES, D.; SMITH, M.: Evapotranspiración del cultivo: guías para la determinación de los requerimientos de agua de los cultivos, Ed. Food & Agriculture Org., @FAO ed., vol. 56, 2006, ISBN: 92-5-304219-2.

CHATERLÁN, D.Y.; DUARTE, D.C.; LÓPEZ, S.T.; PAREDES, P.; PEREIRAS, L.S.: “Determining of crop coefficients for horticultural crops in Cuba through field experiments and water balance simulation”, Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias, 19(1): 90-95, 2010, ISSN: 1010-2760, E-ISSN: 2071-0054.

CID, G.; LÓPEZ, T.; GONZÁLEZ, F.; HERRERA, J.; ELENA RUIZ, M.: “Propiedades físicas de algunos suelos de Cuba y su uso en modelos de simulación”, Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias, 20(2): 42-46, 2011, ISSN: 1010-2760, E-ISSN: 2071-0054.

CID, L.G.; HERRERA, P.J.; SIERRA, O.L.; LÓPEZ, S.T.: “Gestión del agua en el manejo integral de los vertisuelos bajo diferentes agroecosistemas”, Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias, 13(3): 1-5, 2004, ISSN: 1010-2760, E-ISSN: 2071-0054.

GARDNER, E.A.: Understanding Soils and Soil Data, Soil Conservation Research Branch ed., vol. Chapter 10, Soil Water, Queensland, 153-184 p., 1988.

HERNÁNDEZ, J.A.; PÉREZ, J.J.M.; BOSCH, I.D.; CASTRO, S.N.: Clasificación de los suelos de Cuba, Ed. Ediciones INCA, San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba, 2015, ISBN: 978-959-7023-77-7.

HILLEL, D.: Enviromental Soil Physics, Ed. Academic Press, USA, 346 p., 1998.

JARVIS, N.J.; ZAVATTARO, L.; RAJKAI, K.; REYNOLDS, W.D.; OLSEN, P.-A.; MCGECHAN, M.; MECKE, M.; MOHANTY, B.; LEEDS, H.P.B.; JACQUES, D.: “Indirect estimation of near-saturated hydraulic conductivity from readily available soil information”, Geoderma, 108(1-2): 1-17, 2002.

KLIMES, A.S.; SUÁREZ, O.; MESA, A.; PENA, J.: Suelos de Cuba, Ed. Orbe, Tomo II. Física del suelo ed., La Habana, Cuba, 328 p., 1980.

LÓPEZ, S.T.; RUÍZ, P.M.E.; GONZÁLEZ, R.F.; CID, L.G..; HERRERA, P.J.: “Actualización de herramientas disponibles para la precisión de balances hídricos del suelo en trabajos experimentales”, Revista Ingeniería Agrícola, 6(3): 18-25, 2016, ISSN: 2306-1545, E-ISSN: 2227-8761.

MEDINA, H.; TARAWALLY, M.; DEL VALLE, A.; RUIZ, M.E.: “Estimating soil water retention curve in rhodic ferralsols from basic soil data”, Geoderma, 108(3-4): 277-285, 2002, ISSN: 0016-7061.

MINAG: Manual de Interpretación de los Suelos cubanos, ser. Ed. Científico-Técnica, Inst. Ministerio de la Agricultura (MINAG), La Habana, Cuba, 133 p., 1984.

NAKAIDZE, E.K.; SIMEÓN, F.R.: “Características generales de las propiedades hidrofísicas de los principales suelos de Cuba”, Voluntad Hidráulica, (23): 33-40, 1972, ISSN: 0505-9461, E-1999-2750.

REICHARDT, K.; TIMM, L.C.: Solo, planta e atmosfera: conceitos, processos e aplicações, Ed. Manole Ltda., Barueri, SP, Brasil, 478 p., 2004, ISBN: 85-204-1773-6.

REY, R.; HERRERA, J.; ROQUE, R.; LAMELA, C.: “El pronostico de riego en Cuba.”, Ciencia y Tecnica en la Agricultura. Riego y Drenaje, 5(1): 10-15, 1982, ISSN: 0138-8487.

RUIZ, P.M.E.; MEDINA, H.; HERRERA, P.J.: “Métodos empleados en Cuba para determinar las propiedades hidráulicas de suelos”, Terra Latinoamericana, 24(3): 311-318, 2006, ISSN: 0187-5779.

SIMEON, F.R.: “Características de las propiedades hidrofísicas de los principales suelos agrícolas de Cuba”, Voluntad hidráulica, 16(49-50): 16-23, 1979, ISSN: 0505-9461, E-1999-2750.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Natural Resources Conservation Service. National Soil Survey Handbook, title 430-VI. Soil Properties and Qualities (Part 618), Available Water Capacity (618.05) [en línea] 2005, USA, Disponible en: http://soils.usda.gov/technical/handbook, [Consulta: 17 de diciembre de 2017].

WÖSTEN, J.H.M.; LILLY, A.; NEMES, A.; LE BAS, C.: Using existing soil data to derive hydraulic parameters for simulation models in environmental studies and in land use planning, Ed. Report, WinandStaring Centre, SC-DLO, Wageningen ed., vol. 156, Netherlands, 106 p., 1998.

ZAMORA, H.E.; CARMEN, D.C.; CUN, R.; PÉREZ, R.; LEÓN, M.: “Coeficientes de cultivos (Kc) en Cuba”, Revista Ingeniería Agrícola, 4(3): 16-22, 2014, ISSN: 2306-1545, E-ISSN: 2227-8761.

ZOTARELLI, L.D.; DUKES, Y.; MORGAN, T.: Interpretación del Contenido de la Humedad del Suelo para Determinar Capacidad de Campo y Evitar Riego Excesivo en Suelos Arenosos Utilizando Sensores de Humedad, [en línea], Inst. Universidad de Florida, Instituto de Alimentos y Ciencias Agrícolas, Departamento de Ingeniería Agrícola y Biológica, Servicio de Extensión Cooperativa, USA, 2013, Disponible en: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu, [Consulta: 17 de diciembre de 2017].

Most read articles by the same author(s)