Response of the TDR sensor to moisture under different types of management of a typical Latosol in the Cerrado

• Published in: Ciência agronômica Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Guimarães, Claudinei Martins, Costa, Carlos Alexandre Gomes, Carneiro, Leandro Flávio, Assunção, Hildeu Ferreira da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Fortaleza Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias 01.01.2019; Universidade Federal do Ceará
• Subjects: AGRONOMY; Calibration; Cropping systems; Data processing; Dielectric permittivity; Environmental factors; Evaluation; Gravimetry; Livestock; Management; Moisture content; Nondestructive testing; Reflectometry; Regression analysis; Rods; Sensors; Soil management; Soil moisture; Soil profiles; Soil properties; Soil water; Soil water content; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Tillage; Time domain analysis; Time domain reflectrometry; Water content; Cerrado; Dielectric permittivity; Cropping systems; Manejo do solo; Soil water content; Time domain reflectrometry; Sistemas de cultivo; Permissividade dielétrica; "Time domain reflectrometry"; Conteúdo de água no solo; Soil management

The technique of Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) is important in the evaluation of soil moisture due to being an instantaneous method, which is non-destructive, precise and little dependent on environmental factors. However, researchers have emphasised the need for continuous specific calibration fo...