Development of evapotranspiration and water supply of clay-loamy soil on the East Slovak Lowland

With regard regard to optimization of the factors of field crop harvest formation in semi-arid areas the phenomenon of soil drought is of key importance. This article deals with the problem of soil water management in connection to soil fertility in the area of East Slovakian Lowland, characterized by the complexity of its agro-ecologic conditions. In clay-loamy soils of the corresponding area, soil water content at the level limited by the threshold point and field water capacity ensures that the average value of actual evapotranspiration intensity varies between 2.69 and 3.89 mm per day(-1). Time development of soil water storage and evaporation deficit depends on optimized system of soil water management necessary for plant production. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.