Evaluation of crop coefficients, water productivity, and water balance components for wine grapes irrigated at different deficit levels by a sub-surface drip

V. Phogat, M.A. Skewes, M.G. McCarthy, J.W. Cox, J. Šimůnek and P.R. Petrie

Agricultural Water Management, 2017, vol. 180, issue PA, 22-34

Abstract: Accurate estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) and its partitioning into transpiration and evaporation is fundamental for improving water management practices in water-limited environments and under deficit irrigation conditions. This investigation was conducted to estimate the water balance and ET components of subsurface drip (SDI) irrigated Chardonnay wine grapes for two seasons (2010–2011 and 2011–2012) using a numerical model (HYDRUS-2D). Treatments involved the application of different volumes [51% (I1), 64% (I2), 77% (I3), and 92% (I4) of normal application] of water for irrigation. A modified version of the FAO-56 dual crop coefficient approach was used to generate daily transpiration and evaporation as inputs to the HYDRUS-2D model. The calibrated and validated model produced estimates of actual evapotranspiration (ETCact), actual transpiration (Tpact), and actual evaporation (Esact), and deep percolation under varied irrigation applications. The model-simulated values were then used to estimate actual crop coefficients (Kcact and Kcbact), and water productivity of wine grape under different deficit irrigation conditions.

Keywords: Wine grapes; Sub-surface drip; HYDRUS-2D; Evapotranspiration; Crop coefficients; Water productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.10.016

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