Soil water infiltration measurements using the double ring and cornell infiltrometer in a Rhodic Hapludox

Authors

  • Anderson Luiz Zwirtes Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Renato Beppler Spohr Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Cleber Antonio Baronio Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Diego Ricardo Menegol Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Genesio Mario da Rosa Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n6Supl1p3489

Keywords:

Runoff, No tillage, Native forest.

Abstract

The value of soil water infiltration is very important in several areas, such as agriculture, water resources, engineering projects. The methods to determinate the water infiltration in general is difficult and produce often unreliable results. The work aimed to evaluate the soil water infiltration rate in a Rhodic Hapludox under three management systems. The results were compared using two methods to determine the water infiltration rate. In the three management systems, the water infiltration rate in the soil was determined using the double ring infiltrometer. Using this method the results showed higher values when compared to the Cornell infiltrometer. For both methods, the native forest presented the highest soil water infiltration rate, followed by the no tillage area and perennial pasture grown. Through the double ring infiltrometer the infiltration rates obtained were 1428.2 mm h-1 (Forest), 46 mm h-1 (no tillage) and 22.6 mm h-1 (perennial pasture). Considering the Cornell infiltration method, the same areas showed infiltration rates of 300, 33.2 and 12.7 mm h-1, respectively. In the native forest the runoff process was not verified, while ingress with no tillage and perennial pasture. In these areas the runoff is started, respectively, at 3.25 and 1.33 minutes after the beginning of the tests.

Author Biographies

Anderson Luiz Zwirtes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engº Agrº, M.e Discente de Doutorado em Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS.

Renato Beppler Spohr, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Eng° Agr°, Prof. Dr. do Deptº. de Engenharia Florestal, UFSM, campus Frederico Westphalen, RS.

Cleber Antonio Baronio, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Engº Agrº, Discente de Mestrado em Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPEL, Pelotas, RS.

Diego Ricardo Menegol, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engº Agrº, Discente de Mestrado em Agronomia, Agricultura e Ambiente, UFSM, Frederico Westphalen, RS.

Genesio Mario da Rosa, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Eng° Agr°, Prof. Dr. do Deptº. de Engenharia Florestal, UFSM, campus Frederico Westphalen, RS.

Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engº Agrº, M.e Discente de Doutorado em Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS.

Published

2013-12-06

How to Cite

Zwirtes, A. L., Spohr, R. B., Baronio, C. A., Menegol, D. R., Rosa, G. M. da, & Moraes, M. T. de. (2013). Soil water infiltration measurements using the double ring and cornell infiltrometer in a Rhodic Hapludox. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 34(6Supl1), 3489–3500. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n6Supl1p3489

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