What about if I need to measure soil moisture directly at the field comparing summer and winter reading at arid area in (sandy soil ) in Acacia forests?
what type of instrument is recommended? and what is the simple Methodology for that ?
Soil moisture is estimated both by direct and indirect method. Direct methods involves the determination of moisture in the soil while indirect methods estimate amount of water through the properties of water I the soil. In direct methods moisture is estimated thermo- gravimetrically either through oven – drying or by volumetric method. [http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/Courses/Water%20Management%20including%20Micro%20Irrigation/AGRO103/Data%20Files/lec04.pdf]