The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of the distribution of energy plant moisture content along the height of their shoots and the dynamics of moisture during storage in natural conditions. The s...The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of the distribution of energy plant moisture content along the height of their shoots and the dynamics of moisture during storage in natural conditions. The shoots of Spartina, Miscanthus and willow were used in the study. Entire shoots were cut into sections of 10 cm and for each set in monthly cycles for six months moisture content was evaluated. After a month's storage of freshly cut shoots the biggest decrease of content moisture in the shoots of Spartina and Miscanthus was recorded, by 31% and 22%, respectively, and the lowest in willow shoots (12%). After sixth months of shoots storage the lowest moisture content (10%-12%) was reached in miscanthus. The most uneven moisture content along the height of shoots Spartina was characterized because on one third of the height from the bottom, the moisture content of shoots was 20%, and the top had moisture content in the range 5%-10%. Willow shoots were characterized by the smallest drop in moisture, and the final moisture content was about 23%, with the top part of moisture content of 10%-20%. The dynamics of moisture change during the six months of storage of grass shoots (Miscanthus and Spartina) in natural conditions under roofing was described by one power function regression, and willow by another one. Empirical models can be used to predict changes in moisture content of these plants in experiment conditions, since the coefficients of determination were 94.66% and 89.18%, respectively.展开更多
To predict soil water variation in the crop root zone, a general exponential recession (GER) model was developed to depict the recession process of soil water storage. Incorporating the GER model into the mass balan...To predict soil water variation in the crop root zone, a general exponential recession (GER) model was developed to depict the recession process of soil water storage. Incorporating the GER model into the mass balance model for soil water, a GER-based physicoempirical (PE-GER) model was proposed for simulating soil water variation in the crop root zone. The PE-GER model was calibrated and validated with experimental data of winter wheat in North China. Simulation results agreed well with the field experiment results, as well as were consistent with the simulation results from a more thoroughly developed soil water balance model which required more detailed parameters and inputs. Compared with a previously developed simple exponential recession (SER) based physicoempirical (PF^SER) model, PE-GER was more suitable f0r application in a broad range of soil texture, from light soil to heavy soil. Practical application of PE-GER showed that PE-GER could provide a convenient way to simulate and predict the variation of soil water storage in the crop root zone, especially in case of insufficient data for conceptual or hydrodynamic models.展开更多
文摘The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of the distribution of energy plant moisture content along the height of their shoots and the dynamics of moisture during storage in natural conditions. The shoots of Spartina, Miscanthus and willow were used in the study. Entire shoots were cut into sections of 10 cm and for each set in monthly cycles for six months moisture content was evaluated. After a month's storage of freshly cut shoots the biggest decrease of content moisture in the shoots of Spartina and Miscanthus was recorded, by 31% and 22%, respectively, and the lowest in willow shoots (12%). After sixth months of shoots storage the lowest moisture content (10%-12%) was reached in miscanthus. The most uneven moisture content along the height of shoots Spartina was characterized because on one third of the height from the bottom, the moisture content of shoots was 20%, and the top had moisture content in the range 5%-10%. Willow shoots were characterized by the smallest drop in moisture, and the final moisture content was about 23%, with the top part of moisture content of 10%-20%. The dynamics of moisture change during the six months of storage of grass shoots (Miscanthus and Spartina) in natural conditions under roofing was described by one power function regression, and willow by another one. Empirical models can be used to predict changes in moisture content of these plants in experiment conditions, since the coefficients of determination were 94.66% and 89.18%, respectively.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50879041 and 50939004)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of the Ministry of Education of China (Nos. 06-0059 and 07-0814)
文摘To predict soil water variation in the crop root zone, a general exponential recession (GER) model was developed to depict the recession process of soil water storage. Incorporating the GER model into the mass balance model for soil water, a GER-based physicoempirical (PE-GER) model was proposed for simulating soil water variation in the crop root zone. The PE-GER model was calibrated and validated with experimental data of winter wheat in North China. Simulation results agreed well with the field experiment results, as well as were consistent with the simulation results from a more thoroughly developed soil water balance model which required more detailed parameters and inputs. Compared with a previously developed simple exponential recession (SER) based physicoempirical (PF^SER) model, PE-GER was more suitable f0r application in a broad range of soil texture, from light soil to heavy soil. Practical application of PE-GER showed that PE-GER could provide a convenient way to simulate and predict the variation of soil water storage in the crop root zone, especially in case of insufficient data for conceptual or hydrodynamic models.