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The black Bellani-type atmometer as an instrument to estimate the evapotranspiration of crop plants

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Comparisons of water loss from black Bellani plate atmometers with soil moisture use by crop plants in the field showed that the instrument gave but a very approximate measure of evapotranspiration. Close collation was obtained only when the foliage of the crop was frequently wetted by rain and adequate supplies of moisture were available to the roots.

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Vergleiche des Wasserverlusts eines Messgeräts schwarzer Platten nach Bellani für den Verbrauch an Bodenfeuchte bei Getreidepflanzen auf dem Feld zeigten, dass das Instrument nur ein sehr angenähertes Mass für die Verdunstungsmenge gab. Ein besseres Ergebnis wurde nur erreicht, wenn die Blätter der Pflanze häufig durch Regen befeuchtet wurden und vergleichbare Feuchtigkeitsmengen an den Wurzeln vorhanden waren.

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Des comparaisons faites entre les pertes d'eau d'un atmomètre noir de Bellani d'une part et l'utilisation de l'eau du sol par un champ de céréales d'autre part montrent que le dit instrument ne donne qu'une valeur très approximative de l'évapotranspiration. Un rapport étroit ne fut obtenu que si les feuilles des plantes étaient souvent mouillées par de la pluie et que le ravitaillement en eau était suffisant au niveau des racines.

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Carder, A.C. The black Bellani-type atmometer as an instrument to estimate the evapotranspiration of crop plants. Int J Biometeorol 12, 11–14 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01552972

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