Kurt Chetcuti

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Definition of "Irrigate at Fixed Depletion" & "Refill Soil to Field Capacity"?

Currently I am working on my thesis which incorporates the use of CropWat 8.0. As part of the Irrigation Schedule options I am going to use the option Irrigate at Fixed Depletion as per irrigation...

11 November 2017 7,676 3 View

How can one get rid of Sodium and Chloride ions present in soil?

Today I had the opportunity to test some home-made compost made from chicken and rabbit manure, sawdust, feathers and rabbit carcasses, together with plant matter deriving from papyrus plant and...

04 April 2017 4,273 6 View

In order to obtain the wilting point, should the soil sample be oven dried until weight becomes constant?

As a method to obtain wilting point, I was considering to use the Oven-Dry Method. Soil samples will be saturated and left to drain excess water for 24 hrs. The sample will be weighed and weight...

01 January 2017 3,100 8 View

What is the difference between Soil Water Retention and Soil Water Holding Capacity?

During research I have encountered both terms referring to the same description. In other research the terms seemed to be separated. I need to know the true difference between Soil Water Retention...

01 January 2017 1,035 0 View