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Evaluating A Line Source Irrigation System For Determining Water Requirements Of Herbaceous Perennials, Roger Kjelgren, Teresa Cerny-Koenig Dec 2006

Evaluating A Line Source Irrigation System For Determining Water Requirements Of Herbaceous Perennials, Roger Kjelgren, Teresa Cerny-Koenig

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

We investigated wind effects on the water distribution pattern of a line source irrigation system experimental design that creates a decreasing linear moisture gradient and the growth of twelve perennial wildflower species. Species were randomly assigned to rows perpendicular to a main line of spray irrigation heads, parallel to the decreasing irrigation rates, and irrigated at 110% of evapotranspiration at the heads. At low wind speed (0.44 m/s, 1.4 ft/s), application rates decreased linearly from 50 mm/hr (2 in/hr) for positions closest to the irrigation line to zero at 4 m (12 ft) from the irrigation line. Application rates at …


Pot-In-Pot Production Of Six Intermountain West Native Herbaceous Perennial Species Grown In Containers, Guillermos Cardoso, Roger Kjelgren, Teresa Cerny-Koenig, Rich Koenig Jun 2006

Pot-In-Pot Production Of Six Intermountain West Native Herbaceous Perennial Species Grown In Containers, Guillermos Cardoso, Roger Kjelgren, Teresa Cerny-Koenig, Rich Koenig

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

We investigated the performance of six Intermountain West (IMW) native herbaceous perennial species grown in a pot-in-pot (PIP) or conventional above-ground (CAG) production system for two years. Three different species were grown for two production cycles each year. Root zone temperature (RZT), plant and container water loss, stomal conductance, plant height, and final biomass were measured. The RZT of plants in the PIP system were as much as 7C cooler than the CAG system, with temperature differences greater at the edge than at the center of the container. water loss was approximately 10% lower for PIP plants on five of …


Use Of Thermal Dissipation Probes To Estimate Water Loss Of Containerized Landscape Trees, Thayne Montague, Roger Kjelgren Jun 2006

Use Of Thermal Dissipation Probes To Estimate Water Loss Of Containerized Landscape Trees, Thayne Montague, Roger Kjelgren

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

Granier style thermal dissipation probes (TDPs) have been used to estimate whole plant water use on a variety of tree and vine species. However, studies using TDPs and load cells (gravimetric water loss) to estimate water use of landscape tree species are rare. This research compared gravimetric water loss (extimated with load cells) of four containerized landscape tree species with water loss estimated with TDPs. Over a 66 day period, an experiment compared water loss of three established, 5.0 cm (2 in) caliper poplar (Populus nigra 'Italica') trees in 75-liter (20 gal) containers on load cells to TDP estimated water …


Micro-Structural And Phase Configuration Effects Determining Water Content: Dielectric Relationships Of Aggregated Porous Media, J. M. Blonquist, Jr., Scott B. Jones, I. Lebron, D. A. Robinson May 2006

Micro-Structural And Phase Configuration Effects Determining Water Content: Dielectric Relationships Of Aggregated Porous Media, J. M. Blonquist, Jr., Scott B. Jones, I. Lebron, D. A. Robinson

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

Many porous media in which we determine water content are aggregated and characterized by a dual-porosity pore network, composed of interaggregate pores and intra-aggregate pores. This paper reports sample-scale permittivity measurements made in four stable aggregate media with dual porosity. Results indicate two distinct dielectric responses depending on whether the aggregates are surrounded by water or air. We relate transitions in the permittivity response to the water retention characteristic (WRC), showing that after the interaggregate pores have drained, the slope of the water content–permittivity relationship is significantly reduced (permittivity values ranging from 5 to 7). The hydraulic critical water content …