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Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias
versión On-line ISSN 2071-0054
Resumen
CHICAS SOTO, Rodolfo Augusto; VANEGAS CHACON, Eddi Alejandro y GARCIA ALVAREZ, Nancy. Indirect determination of the capacity to hold moisture in soils of the sub basin of the Torjá River, Chiquimula, Guatemala. Rev Cie Téc Agr [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.1, pp. 41-46. ISSN 2071-0054.
This research is aimed at determining statistical models to estimate indirectly the field capacity and wilting point, to know the availability of water in the soil for agricultural purposes in a semiarid region located in the department of Chiquimula, Guatemala. Based on the physiographic units of the sub basin Torja fifty-seven sites were identified and their soils were sampled. Field capacity (FC) and permanent wilting point (PMP) were defined as dependent variables and the clay percentage, silt percentage; sand percentage, bulk density, electrical conductivity (EC), and the organic matter (OM) were defined as independent variables. Relationships were established by generating the following multiple linear regression models: FC = 67,31-(33,77•Da) - (0,23 sand percentage), R2 0,59 y PMP = 55,05 - (28,97•Da) - (0,23 sand percentage), R2 0,69. The models were validated taking ten random samples in the study area, obtaining a high Pearson correlation between observed and estimated values using models from the bulk density and sand percentage, being 0,84 for the model field capacity and 0,85 for the wilting point.
Palabras clave : field capacity; wilting point; soil water.