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Effect of Depth of Water Table on Yield of Tall Fescue 1
Author(s) -
Williamson R. E.,
Willey C. R.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1964.00021962005600060020x
Subject(s) - water table , aeration , yield (engineering) , environmental science , dns root zone , table (database) , leaching (pedology) , agronomy , hydrology (agriculture) , soil water , soil science , geology , groundwater , biology , geotechnical engineering , materials science , ecology , computer science , data mining , metallurgy
Synopsis Without surface watering, tall fescue yielded approximately the same with water table depths of 9 and 17 inches. With 1 inch of surface water per week, the maximum yield was obtained with a 16‐inch water table depth. The reduction in yield with the 8‐inch water table depth was attributed to leaching nitrogen from the root zone. Aeration measurements in the root zone offer a means of extrapolating desired water table depths to other soil types.