BBAuthors: Wang, D.; Advisor: -; Participants: Wang, L. (2018)
We monitored soil water content (SWC, measured using a neutron probe) and calculated soil water storage (SWS), available SWS (ASWS), and soil desiccation along 0‐ to 600‐cm soil profiles in both orchards from May to September in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. For both orchards, annual mean SWCs along the 0‐ to 600‐cm profile differed during the past 4 yr. Mean SWC along the profile was consistently higher in the 7‐yr‐old orchard at both monthly and annual timescales. Accordingly, monthly mean SWS and ASWS along the 0‐ to 600‐cm soil profiles were consistently lower in the 17‐yr‐old orchard. Moreover, a dried soil layer (DSL) had formed in the soil of the 17‐yr‐old orchard and there was s...