Title:	Modeling soil-water-plant relationships in the cerrado soils of Brasil: the case of maize (Zea mays L.).
Authors:	GOODWIN, J. B. GARAGORRY, F. L. ESPINOSA, W. SANS, L. M. YOUNGDAHL, L. J.
Affiliation:	Embrapa-CNPMS.
Date Issued:	1982
Citation:	Agricultural Systems, Essex, v. 8, n. 2, p. 115-127, 1982.
Description:	A soil-water balance simulation model developed for the Cerrado soils of central Brazil is presented. The model calculates daily soil water evaporation, plant transpiration and soil-water balance for fourteen soil layers of 15 mm each. The model includes a subroutine to calculated capillary water movement. Computer simulations of daily soil water levels at five soil depths (15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 cm) for a field of maize are compared with actual field measurements over an-8--day period. Results indicated that the developed model can, in general, estimate the soil-water balance of the various depths within +/- 10% of actual measurements.
Thesagro:	Água Irrigação Milho Planta Solo Zea Mays
NAL Thesaurus:	Brazil irrigation soil water balance
Keywords:	Brasil Maize Savanna
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPMS)