Yann Periard, 2480 Boulevard Hochelaga, Laval University, Ste-Foy, QC, CANADA, Silvio José Gumiere, Department of Soil and Agri-Food Engineering, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada, Alain Rousseau, Institut national de la recherche scientifique : Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement, Québec, QC, Canada, Jacques Gallichand, Soil Science and Agrifood Engineering Department, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada, Michel Cailler, Département des sols et de Génie agroalimentaire, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada and Jean Caron, Soil and Agri-Food Engineering, Laval university, Quebec, QC, Canada