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Determination of Soil Physical Properties and Pre-Sowing Irrigation Depth from Electrical Resistivity, Moisture, and Salinity Measurements

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  • Christian Y. Cordero-Vázquez

    (División de Geociencias Aplicadas, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A.C., Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico)

  • Omar Delgado-Rodríguez

    (División de Geociencias Aplicadas, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A.C., Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico)

  • Rodolfo Cisneros-Almazán

    (Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava 304, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico)

  • Héctor J. Peinado-Guevara

    (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Juan de Dios Bátiz S/N, San Joachin, Guasave 81101, Mexico)

Abstract

Seeds require adequate soil moisture prior to planting, and pre-sowing irrigation depth (PSID) represents the optimum seed moisture level. This work proposes a new methodology to obtain soil physical properties and PSID, that includes the application of the electromagnetic profiling method (EMP) as a fast and non-invasive technique. Soil electrical resistivity measurements obtained from an EMP survey are combined with soil moisture and salinity information as experimental input for the PetroWin program. The PetroWin program uses Ryjov’s theoretical model to determine fines content and porosity, and then, PSID values are determined. At the study site, variations in soil resistivity were controlled by variations in fines content and soil moisture, and not by variations in soil salinity. The rooting depth of the crops was limited by a soil thickness of 0.6 m. A PSID between 8 and 9 cm was determined for the site, resulting in a total water volume required of 5313 m 3 to ensure that soil moisture reaches the field capacity. The proposed methodology constitutes an effective and efficient tool for the determination of the physical properties and irrigation parameters of agricultural soils and, consequently, for the sustainable use of irrigation water.

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  • Christian Y. Cordero-Vázquez & Omar Delgado-Rodríguez & Rodolfo Cisneros-Almazán & Héctor J. Peinado-Guevara, 2023. "Determination of Soil Physical Properties and Pre-Sowing Irrigation Depth from Electrical Resistivity, Moisture, and Salinity Measurements," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:4:p:877-:d:1122314
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    1. Ge Kai & Yongquan Han & Necdet Sinan Özbek & Wensai Ma & Yaze Liu & Gengyun He & Xinyu Zhao & Yangquan Chen, 2025. "Modeling and Nonlinear Analysis of Plant–Soil Moisture Interactions for Sustainable Land Management: Insights for Desertification Mitigation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-21, February.

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