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Modelling Soil Water Content in a Tomato Field: Proximal Gamma Ray Spectroscopy and Soil?Crop System Models

Virginia Strati    
Matteo Albéri    
Stefano Anconelli    
Marica Baldoncini    
Marco Bittelli    
Carlo Bottardi    
Enrico Chiarelli    
Barbara Fabbri    
Vincenzo Guidi    
Kassandra Giulia Cristina Raptis    
Domenico Solimando    
Fausto Tomei    
Giulia Villani and Fabio Mantovani    

Resumen

Proximal soil sensors are taking hold in the understanding of soil hydrogeological processes involved in precision agriculture. In this context, permanently installed gamma ray spectroscopy stations represent one of the best space–time trade off methods at field scale. This study proved the feasibility and reliability of soil water content monitoring through a seven-month continuous acquisition of terrestrial gamma radiation in a tomato test field. By employing a 1 L sodium iodide detector placed at a height of 2.25 m, we investigated the gamma signal coming from an area having a ~25 m radius and from a depth of approximately 30 cm. Experimental values, inferred after a calibration measurement and corrected for the presence of biomass, were corroborated with gravimetric data acquired under different soil moisture conditions, giving an average absolute discrepancy of about 2%. A quantitative comparison was carried out with data simulated by AquaCrop, CRITeRIA, and IRRINET soil–crop system models. The different goodness of fit obtained in bare soil condition and during the vegetated period highlighted that CRITeRIA showed the best agreement with the experimental data over the entire data-taking period while, in presence of the tomato crop, IRRINET provided the best results.

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