Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment – DAFNAE, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16 – Legnaro (Padua), Italy
Interdepartmental Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology – CIRVE, University of Padua, Via XXVIII Aprile 14, Conegliano (Treviso), Italy
Luca Peruzzo
Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
Guillaume Blanchy
Urban and Environmental Engineering, University of Liège (ULiege), Liège, Belgium
Chunwei Chou
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment – DAFNAE, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16 – Legnaro (Padua), Italy
Interdepartmental Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology – CIRVE, University of Padua, Via XXVIII Aprile 14, Conegliano (Treviso), Italy
The study explores the partial root zone drying method, an irrigation strategy aimed at improving water use efficiency. We imaged the root–soil interaction using non-destructive techniques consisting of soil and plant current stimulation. The study found that imaging the processes in time was effective in identifying spatial patterns associated with irrigation and root water uptake. The results will be useful for developing more efficient root detection methods in natural soil conditions.
The study explores the partial root zone drying method, an irrigation strategy aimed at...