Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity

Soil salinity is an important issue constraining the productivity of irrigation agriculture around the world. The standard method for soil salinity assessment is based on a laboratory method that is cumbersome and gives rise to limitations for data-intensive works. The use of sensors for the asse...

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Autores principales: Visconti, Fernando, De-Paz, José M.
Otros Autores: Cocco, Luigi
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: IntechOpen 2020
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6738
https://www.intechopen.com/books/new-trends-and-developments-in-metrology/electrical-conductivity-measurements-in-agriculture-the-assessment-of-soil-salinity
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description Soil salinity is an important issue constraining the productivity of irrigation agriculture around the world. The standard method for soil salinity assessment is based on a laboratory method that is cumbersome and gives rise to limitations for data-intensive works. The use of sensors for the assessment of the apparent electrical conductivity (EC) of soils offers a way to overcome these constraints. These sensors are based on three electromagnetic phenomena, namely, electrical resistivity, electromagnetic induction, and reflectometry. Each class of sensors presents its own advantages and drawbacks. In the following chapter, these are presented along with the most popular commercial EC sensors used in nowadays agriculture, equations for the assessment of soil salinity on basis sensor measurements, some examples of application, and present and future development trends.
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spelling ReDivia67382025-04-25T14:50:34Z Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity Visconti, Fernando De-Paz, José M. Cocco, Luigi Electrical resistivity Electromagnetic induction Frequency domain reflectrometry P33 Soil chemistry and physics Electrical conductivity Soil salinity Agriculture Irrigation Time domain reflectometry Amplitude domain reflectrometry Soil salinity is an important issue constraining the productivity of irrigation agriculture around the world. The standard method for soil salinity assessment is based on a laboratory method that is cumbersome and gives rise to limitations for data-intensive works. The use of sensors for the assessment of the apparent electrical conductivity (EC) of soils offers a way to overcome these constraints. These sensors are based on three electromagnetic phenomena, namely, electrical resistivity, electromagnetic induction, and reflectometry. Each class of sensors presents its own advantages and drawbacks. In the following chapter, these are presented along with the most popular commercial EC sensors used in nowadays agriculture, equations for the assessment of soil salinity on basis sensor measurements, some examples of application, and present and future development trends. 2020-11-10T08:56:41Z 2020-11-10T08:56:41Z 2016 bookPart Visconti, F., & de Paz, J. M. (2016). Electrical conductivity measurements in agriculture: The assessment of soil salinity. In: Rocco, Luigi (Ed.), New Trends and Developments in Metrology (99-126). Intechopen. 978-953-51-2478-8 978-953-51-2477-1 (Print ISBN) 978-953-51-4195-2 eBook ISBN http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6738 10.5772/62741 https://www.intechopen.com/books/new-trends-and-developments-in-metrology/electrical-conductivity-measurements-in-agriculture-the-assessment-of-soil-salinity en New Trends and Developments in Metrology Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess IntechOpen electronico
spellingShingle Electrical resistivity
Electromagnetic induction
Frequency domain reflectrometry
P33 Soil chemistry and physics
Electrical conductivity
Soil salinity
Agriculture
Irrigation
Time domain reflectometry
Amplitude domain reflectrometry
Visconti, Fernando
De-Paz, José M.
Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity
title Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity
title_full Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity
title_fullStr Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity
title_full_unstemmed Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity
title_short Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Agriculture: The Assessment of Soil Salinity
title_sort electrical conductivity measurements in agriculture the assessment of soil salinity
topic Electrical resistivity
Electromagnetic induction
Frequency domain reflectrometry
P33 Soil chemistry and physics
Electrical conductivity
Soil salinity
Agriculture
Irrigation
Time domain reflectometry
Amplitude domain reflectrometry
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