Sustainable Water Management of Drip-Irrigated Asparagus under Conditions of Central Poland: Evapotranspiration, Water Needs and Rainfall Deficits

Stanisław Rolbiecki, Roman Rolbiecki (), Hicran A. Sadan, Barbara Jagosz (), Wiesława Kasperska-Wołowicz, Ewa Kanecka-Geszke, Ferenc Pal-Fam, Atilgan Atilgan, Anna Krakowiak-Bal, Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska and Ariel Łangowski
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Stanisław Rolbiecki: Department of Agrometeorology, Plant Irrigation and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Roman Rolbiecki: Department of Agrometeorology, Plant Irrigation and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Hicran A. Sadan: Department of Agrometeorology, Plant Irrigation and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Barbara Jagosz: Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Wiesława Kasperska-Wołowicz: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Research Centre, Glinki 60, 85-174 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Ewa Kanecka-Geszke: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Research Centre, Glinki 60, 85-174 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Ferenc Pal-Fam: Institute of Plant Production, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kaposvár Campus, H 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary
Atilgan Atilgan: Department of Biosystems Engineering, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, 07425 Alanya, Turkey
Anna Krakowiak-Bal: Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Power Engineering and Automation, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska: Department of Agrometeorology, Plant Irrigation and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Ariel Łangowski: Department of Agrometeorology, Plant Irrigation and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: Water is a valuable yet scarce resource in agriculture. Optimizing crop production relies on irrigation, but within the framework of sustainable agriculture, efforts should prioritize reducing irrigation water usage. Unfortunately, climate change increases plant water requirements, consequently heightening the need for irrigation. The aim of the research was to estimate the water needs of asparagus during the fern growth period (21 June–31 August) using the Blaney–Criddle method. The study also aimed to determine trends in changing water needs and estimate precipitation deficits. Calculations were carried out for the years 1981–2020 across four provinces in central Poland. The research indicated that water needs varied between 233 mm and 242 mm, depending on the province. Over the forty-year period, all provinces displayed an increasing trend in water needs, with a rise of 3.1 mm to 6.2 mm per decade. Between 21 June and 31 August, rainfall deficits occurred with varying intensity in all provinces during normal, medium dry and very dry years. The values of water needs and rainfall deficit, calculated as a result of the research, are of key importance in the design, construction, and management of drip irrigation systems for asparagus plantations in central Poland.

Keywords: Asparagus officinalis L.; climate change; global warming; precipitation; sustainability; water resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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