Hourly, Daily, and Monthly Soil Temperature Fluctuations in a Drought Tolerant Crop

ABSTRACT Soil temperature is a physical property of great agricultural importance in the soil-plant relationship and in energy exchange with the atmosphere. This study was conducted in a degraded Cambissolo Háplico Ta Eutrófíco (Cambisol; Inceptisol) in the Irecê Identity Territory, Bahia, Brazil, a...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2018-01, Vol.42
Main Authors: Farias, Polianna dos Santos de, Souza, Luciano da Silva, Paiva, Arlicélio de Queiroz, Oliveira, Áureo Silva de, Souza, Laércio Duarte, Ledo, Carlos Alberto da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cambisol
Inceptisol
semiarid region
SOIL SCIENCE
soil temperature variability
soil thermal diffusivity
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Summary:ABSTRACT Soil temperature is a physical property of great agricultural importance in the soil-plant relationship and in energy exchange with the atmosphere. This study was conducted in a degraded Cambissolo Háplico Ta Eutrófíco (Cambisol; Inceptisol) in the Irecê Identity Territory, Bahia, Brazil, aiming to evaluate the hourly, daily, and monthly fluctuations of soil temperature at depth, and soil thermal diffusivity in the castor bean crop. Hourly soil temperature data from February 4, 2014, to September 30, 2015, were obtained by using thermocouple sensors (copper-constantan) horizontally installed at 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20 m depths. Soil thermal diffusivity was estimated by phase and amplitude methods. Results showed that, for most days, the soil temperature was at the level recommended for castor bean. The maximum and minimum hourly and daily soil temperatures were observed in October and July, respectively, and the maximum soil temperature values occurred at 4 p.m. (0.05 m), 5 p.m. (0.10 m), and 7 p.m. (0.20 m). Soil temperature variability is low, requiring few measurement points to estimate this factor in an area. The amplitude method led to soil thermal diffusivity values compatible with results in the literature. The absence of a relationship between thermal diffusivity and soil moisture was attributed to the clay-loam soil texture, predominance of micropores, and iron oxides allowing greater approximation to the soil particles, with high thermal diffusivity even under low soil moisture conditions.
ISSN:1806-9657
1806-9657
DOI:10.1590/18069657rbcs20170221