Influence of Living and Dead Roots of Gansu Poplar on Water Infiltration and Distribution in Soil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design and Materials
2.2. Volumes of Flow and Water Flux at the Bottom Outlet
2.3. SEM
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Volumes of Water Distribution in Soil
3.2. Temporal Variation in Water Flux at the Bottom Outlets
3.3. Electron Micrographs of Root Macropores
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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pH | TDS | TOC | Cl− | SO42− | HCO3− | CO32− | Ca2+ | K+ | Mg2+ | Na+ |
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(-) | (μS cm−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) | (mg L−1) |
8.02 | 284 | 2.40 | 9.94 | 24.90 | 114 | <5 | 39.0 | 1.98 | 7.77 | 8.16 |
Test Design | Without Roots | Living Roots | Dead Roots |
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Penetration time (min) | 198 | 178 | 171 |
Steady-state water flux at the bottom of the container (cm d−1) | 54.75 ± 0.80 | 61.31 ± 0.61 | 55.97 ± 0.59 |
Water storage capacity of soil (cm3 cm−3) | 0.279 | 0.317 | 0.322 |
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Zhang, D.; Dai, Y.; Wang, L.; Chen, L. Influence of Living and Dead Roots of Gansu Poplar on Water Infiltration and Distribution in Soil. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 3593. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10103593
Zhang D, Dai Y, Wang L, Chen L. Influence of Living and Dead Roots of Gansu Poplar on Water Infiltration and Distribution in Soil. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(10):3593. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10103593
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Dashuai, Yao Dai, Lingli Wang, and Liang Chen. 2020. "Influence of Living and Dead Roots of Gansu Poplar on Water Infiltration and Distribution in Soil" Applied Sciences 10, no. 10: 3593. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10103593