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A 2D electrical resistivity tomography survey of a vineyard plot of the Gaillac appellation (France): interpretation with respect to possible implications on vine water supply
- Source :
- OENO One, Vol 44, Iss 2, Pp 51-60 (2010)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- International Viticulture and Enology Society, 2010.
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Abstract
- Aims: The aim of this 2D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey performed on a vineyard plot of the Gaillac appellation was to investigate spatial and temporal variations in subsurface water supply in relation with pedo-geological and morphological features. Methods and results: The ERT surveys were carried out under two contrasted - dry and humid - climatic conditions. All the resistivity profiles showed the superposition of two layers: a lower layer characterized by very low resistivity values (< 40 Ω.m) corresponding to a marly molassic subsoil overlaid by an upper layer characterized by moderate to high resistivity values (300 Ω.m to 1500 Ω.m) corresponding to a silty-sandy and gravely-pebbly soil sequence. The resistivity values of the molassic subsoil stayed very low independently of water supply conditions whereas those of the soil sequence decreased by a factor 2 (300/750 Ω.m versus 750/1500 Ω.m) when the plot was close to field capacity. Conclusion: The ERT results coupled with pedological and morphological data strongly suggest that the water flow is preferentially restricted at the molassic subsoil/soil sequence interface, short-lived and of low amplitude. Significance and impact of the study: Consequently, the water supply regime, which points out a potential risk of drought stress for vine crops, implies a minimization strategy when choosing vegetal material and viticultural management operations
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24941271
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- OENO One
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.030e4ce9a6bf452dae8d97ff8bd0a3c4
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2010.44.2.1462