ISSN:
1432-2137
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Zea Mays L.) and 1993 [soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. The model was evaluated based on laboratory-measured soil hydraulic properties. Reasonable agreement exists between the daily TDR-measured and RZWQM-predicted water contents for the upper soil depths. However, the model overestimated the lower soil profile, leading to a consistent overestimation of the total water depth (TWD) in the entire root zone (0 to 150 cm) during both the 1992 and 1993 growing seasons. The maximum errors in TWD for the entire root zone were 2.47 and 2.77 cm, respectively, in 1992 and 1993. Predictions of solute transport by RZWQM were examined for three herbicides: atrazine [6-chloro-N-ethyl-N′-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine], alachlor [2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide], and metribuzin [4-amino-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one]. Comparison between measured and predicted soil herbicide concentrations averaged over the top 15-cm layer showed that the model matched the temporal changes of the field measurements reasonably well, although the measurements showed that all pesticides were somewhat more persistent over time than the model predicted.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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