Sprinkler-Induced Soil Temperature Changes Under Plant Cover

Kohl, R.A. (1973) Sprinkler-Induced Soil Temperature Changes Under Plant Cover. Agronomy Journal. 65(6):962-964.

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted to determine the amount
of soil temperature reduction to be expected from irrigating
potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) at various intervals.
Soil temperatures were measured at the 10-cm depth
under potato ridges with various amounts of plant cover.
The mean daily soil temperature at the 10-cm depth in a
silt loam soil after 7 days following irrigation increased
as much as 2 C above the daily irrigated plot with full
cover and 4 C above the daily irrigated plot without cover.
Similar soil temperature increases occurred in a loamy
fine sand soil irrigated after 5 days which is the normal
irrigation intervals for these soils.

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	0257
Subjects:	Irrigation > Sprinkler irrigation Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:51
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2017 22:23
Item ID:	240
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/240