MODELOS DE CURVA DE RETENÇÃO DE ÁGUA NO SOLO

The objective of this study was to compare the moisture at field capacity and permanent wilting point obtained by the models and potential for obtaining the soil water retention curve by van Genuchten, also comparing the field capacity values with the tension of 6 and 33 kPa. Thus, it adjusted the van Genuchten model and potential for voltages of 10, 30, 50, 100, 500 and 1500 kPa through Richards chamber, subsequently finding the moisture values for the voltages at field capacity (6 and 33 kPa) and permanent wilting point (1500 kPa). Both models predicted moisture at field capacity at 33 kPa and the permanent wilting point with high precision, accuracy and harmony, when the two methods are compared.