S01 Soil Physics

Wednesday, October 19, 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 007C

Organizers:

Manoj Shukla , Bing Cheng Si , Miles Dyck and Harry Vereecken

Presiders:

Manoj Shukla , Bing Cheng Si , Miles Dyck and Harry Vereecken

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:10 AM

342-1

Root Water Uptake Under Deficit Irrigation: Model Calibration and Comparison.

Leilah Krounbi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Jirka Simunek, University of California-Riverside; Andrew Hinnell, University of Arizona; Naftali Lazarovitch, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

8:25 AM

342-2

Numerical Simulation of Water Fluxes In the Root Zone of An Irrigated Mature Pecan Orchard.

Sanjit Deb, New Mexico State University; Manoj Shukla, New Mexico State University; John Mexal, New Mexico State University

8:40 AM

342-3

Root Water Uptake Measurements At the Field Scale by TDR and ERT.

Laure Beff, Université catholique de Louvain; Thomas Günther, Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics; Mathieu Javaux, Université catholique de Louvain

Recorded Presentation Audio File

8:55 AM

342-4

Quantifying the Effect of Climate On Root Water Uptake Reduction Due to Salinity.

Tom Groenveld, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Alon Ben-Gal, Agricultural Research Organization; Eviatar Ityel, Ministry of Agriculture; Uri Yermiyahu, Agricultural Research Organization; Naftali Lazarovitch, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

9:10 AM

342-5

Effect of Soil Structure and Spatial Heterogeneity On Biodegradation Processes.

Bhavna Arora, Texas A&M University; Binayak Mohanty, Texas A&M University; Jennifer T. McGuire, University of St. Thomas

9:25 AM

342-6

Evaluation of Hydraulic Properties of a Frozen Soil Based On Observed Unfrozen Water Contents At the Freezing Front.

Kunio Watanabe, Mie University; Tetsuya Kito, Mie University; Nobuo Toride, Mie University; Martinus van Genuchten, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Recorded Presentation Audio File

9:40 AM

Break

10:00 AM

342-7

Additive State-Space Model for Decomposing Variation At Different Scales: Opportunities for Experiments In Variable Landscapes.

Ole Wendroth, University of Kentucky; Christopher Matocha, Univ. of Kentucky; Lloyd Murdock, University of Kentucky

10:15 AM

342-8

Special Boundary Conditions In HYDRUS (2D/3D) for Irrigation Systems.

Jirka Simunek, University of California-Riverside; Miroslav Sejna, PC Progress, Inc.; Maziar Kandelous, University of California Davis; Naftali Lazarovitch, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Martinus van Genuchten, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Recorded Presentation Audio File

10:30 AM

342-9

Simulation of Soil Water and Soil Temperature of Siberian Wildrye Grassland In Winter Using the RZ-SHAW Model.

Zizhong Li, China Agricultural University; Liwang Ma, Agricultural Systems Research Unit; Gerald Flerchinger, USDA-ARS; Lajpat Ahuja, Agricultural Systems Research Unit; Hao Wang, China Agricultural University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

10:45 AM

342-10

Gas Diffusivity-Based Analysis of Tomato Growth Media.

Chamindu Deepagoda T.K.K., Aalborg University; Per Moldrup, Aalborg University; Markus Tuller, University of Arizona; Mette Pedersen, Aalborg University; Lis de Jonge, Aarhus University; Per Schjønning, Aarhus University; Ken Kawamoto, Saitama University; Toshiko Komatsu, Saitama University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

11:00 AM

342-11

Water Content and Fruit Yield Under Different Levels of Irrigation From a Raised-Bed Substrate Trough System for Strawberries.

Dong Wang, USDA-ARS; Tom Sjulin, Horticultural Consulting; Dan Legard, California Strawberry Commission

11:15 AM

342-12

Thermal Properties of Desert Soils Irrigated with Industrial and Municipal Wastewater.

Pradip Adhikari, New Mexico State University; Manoj K. Shukla, New Mexico State University; John G. Mexal, New Mexico State University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

11:30 AM

342-13

Nitrate-Nitrogen Leaching From Three Specialty Crops of New Mexico Under Furrow Irrigation System.

Parmodh Sharma, New Mexico State University; Manoj Shukla, New Mexico State University; Theodore Sammis, New Mexico State University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

11:45 AM

Concluding Remarks

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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