Peru: INIA installs lysimeters to measure water capacity in quinoa and tarwi

In order to determine the water requirement by phenological state of quinoa and tarwi crops, the National Institute for Agrarian Innovation (INIA) installed constant water table lysimeters in research plots in Puno. With the implementation of this equipment, INIA -through the Ilpa Agrarian Experimental Station in Puno- will analyze the evapotranspiration of the land, in the same way it will be able to identify the water balance of the soil, nitrate levels, salinity, electro conductivity or other associated elements. to irrigation water management. The information obtained will allow INIA to generate and transfer technologies that help small and medium-sized producers improve the nutritional capacity of agricultural soil, determine the proper use of irrigation water by ...