Evapotranspiration changes in the forest-steppe and steppe zones under soil mulching

Abstract

This paper contains the method and results of calculation evapotranspiration and its structure - transpiration and evaporation from traditionally tilled and mulched soil. The data considered indicate that in the arid regions of territory under study the evapotranspiration when soil is mulched does not change significantly and only the relation between the transpiration and soil evaporation changes. In the wet regions, evapotranspiration decreases when the soil is mulched which can result in a certain disturbance of the natural structure of the hydrological cycle and possible overmoistening soils.

Keywords

• evapotranspiration
• evapotranspiration structure
• traditional agricultural practice
• soil mulching