Effects of various mulches on soil moisture conservation
| dc.contributor.author | Barrak, Khalid Mohamed,1956- | |
| dc.creator | Barrak, Khalid Mohamed,1956- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-28T14:11:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-11-28T14:11:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/191944 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this work was to study and evaluate the effect of various mulches on the soil moisture content for sandy loam soil under high temperatures. The straw, wood shavings, and rock fragments were used with different rates of application for covering soil. Treatments were compared to bare soil. The moisture content was significantly higher for mulched treatments. However, the effectiveness of wood shavings and rock fragments mulches did not seem different in soil moisture content, while straw mulch did. The soil moisture content for the straw had the highest value at the end of the experiment. The straw mulch apparently conserved soil moisture over the other treatments. The conservation of soil moisture under 10, 15, 20 gm of straw mulch was occasioned by less direct contact soil surface with air surface and less possibility of heat transfer. The greatest savings in water was under 2.7 tons/ha of straw mulch. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hydrology. | |
| dc.subject | Soil moisture. | |
| dc.subject | Mulching. | |
| dc.title | Effects of various mulches on soil moisture conservation | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.contributor.chair | Thames, John L. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 213339879 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Ffolliott, Peter F. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Fogel, Martin M. | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Renewable Natural Resources | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | hydrology collection | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-16T22:06:15Z | |
| html.description.abstract | The purpose of this work was to study and evaluate the effect of various mulches on the soil moisture content for sandy loam soil under high temperatures. The straw, wood shavings, and rock fragments were used with different rates of application for covering soil. Treatments were compared to bare soil. The moisture content was significantly higher for mulched treatments. However, the effectiveness of wood shavings and rock fragments mulches did not seem different in soil moisture content, while straw mulch did. The soil moisture content for the straw had the highest value at the end of the experiment. The straw mulch apparently conserved soil moisture over the other treatments. The conservation of soil moisture under 10, 15, 20 gm of straw mulch was occasioned by less direct contact soil surface with air surface and less possibility of heat transfer. The greatest savings in water was under 2.7 tons/ha of straw mulch. |
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