scholarly journals Effect of soil straw cover on evaporation, transpiration, and evapotranspiration in sugarcane cultivation

2019 ◽  
pp. 1362-1368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kassio S. Carvalho ◽  
Murilo S. Vianna ◽  
Daniel S. P. Nassif ◽  
Leandro G. Costa ◽  
Marcos V. Folegatti ◽  
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Residual straw affects the physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil and can influence plant transpiration and the evaporation of water from the soil. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the effect of straw on evaporation and transpiration of sugarcane. The experiment was conducted in a 2.5 ha area irrigated via a central pivot. The experiment consisted of two treatments, namely, with and without straw removal of soil. Evaporation was determined by means of equations and transpiration with sap flow sensors using the heat balance method. Evapotranspiration of the crop was measured using the Bowen ratio method and compared with the sum of the collected soil evaporation and transpiration data. On the basis of relationship analysis between the evapotranspiration of the crop measured using the Bowen ratio method and the sum of the sap flow combined with estimates of the evaporation of soil water, we obtained coefficient of determination values of 0.65 and 0.69, and angular coefficients of 1.01 and 0.96 for treatments with and without straw, respectively. We accordingly found that the use of straw on the soil reduces the evaporation of soil water and increases the transpiration and evapotranspiration of the crop.

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 146-156
Author(s):  
Fabiana da Costa Barros ◽  
Suelen da Costa Faria Martins ◽  
Gustavo Bastos Lyra ◽  
Leonardo Duarte Batista da Silva ◽  
João Paulo Francisco ◽  
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Determining the real water requirement for pastures is essential for the rational use of irrigation. The aim of this work was to assess the crop coefficient and performance of the Thornthwaite and Mather soil water balance (ThM) adapted to estimate the daily actual evapotranspiration (ETa) of a pasture in relation to the Bowen ratio - energy balance method (BREB). The experiment was carried out from July 2018 to June 2019 in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro State (RJ) (22º 27’S; 42º 45’W and 30 m altitude). Micrometeorological and meteorological measurements were conducted in a micrometeorological tower installed in the pasture and also in an automatic weather station, located 1 km from the pasture area. The ThM model was evaluated using linear regression between ETa determinate from BREB and the estimates from ThM using its coefficient of determination (R²) and the modified Willmott agreement index (dm). The ThM model underestimated (between 11 and 16%) the ETa for all seasons, except for spring, which overestimated by 1%. The highest precision and accuracy of the estimates were observed in autumn (R² = 0.84 and dm = 0.68) and spring (R² = 0.83 and dm = 0.82). In summer (R² = 0.56 and dm = 0.73) and winter (R² = 0.43 and dm = 0.66), the lower performance was caused by the inability of the model to represent water extraction from the soil in dry periods.


2017 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 1122-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yueyue Wang ◽  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Xinhua Xiao ◽  
Joshua Heitman ◽  
Robert Horton ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 4551-4562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Scott-Shaw ◽  
Colin S. Everson ◽  
Alistair D. Clulow

Abstract. In South Africa, the invasion of riparian forests by alien trees has the potential to affect the country's limited water resources. Tree water-use measurements have therefore become an important component of recent hydrological studies. It is difficult for South African government initiatives, such as the Working for Water (WfW) alien clearing program, to justify alien tree removal and implement rehabilitation unless hydrological benefits are known. Consequently, water use within a riparian forest along the Buffeljags River in the Western Cape of South Africa was monitored over a 3-year period. The site consisted of an indigenous stand of Western Cape afrotemperate forest adjacent to a large stand of introduced Acacia mearnsii. The heat ratio method of the heat pulse velocity sap flow technique was used to measure the sap flow of a selection of indigenous species in the indigenous stand, a selection of A. mearnsii trees in the alien stand and two clusters of indigenous species within the alien stand. The indigenous trees in the alien stand at Buffeljags River showed significant intraspecific differences in the daily sap flow rates varying from 15 to 32 L day−1 in summer (sap flow being directly proportional to tree size). In winter (June), this was reduced to only 7 L day−1 when limited energy was available to drive the transpiration process. The water use in the A. mearnsii trees showed peaks in transpiration during the months of March 2012, September 2012 and February 2013. These periods had high average temperatures, rainfall and high daily vapor pressure deficits (VPDs – average of 1.26 kPa). The average daily sap flow ranged from 25 to 35 L in summer and approximately 10 L in the winter. The combined accumulated daily sap flow per year for the three Vepris lanceolata and three A. mearnsii trees was 5700 and 9200 L, respectively, clearly demonstrating the higher water use of the introduced Acacia trees during the winter months. After spatially upscaling the findings, it was concluded that, annually, the alien stand used nearly 6 times more water per unit area than the indigenous stand (585 mm a−1 compared to 101 mm a−1). This finding indicates that there would be a gain in groundwater recharge and/or streamflow if the alien species are removed from riparian forests and rehabilitated back to their natural state.


Agromet ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Tania June ◽  
Ni Wayan Srimani Puspa Dewi ◽  
Ana Meijide

<p>Oil palm is one important agricultural commodity that has high economic value. Oil palm productivity is significantly influenced by its water use (needs). Measurement and estimation of oil palm evapotranspiration is needed for determination of its water needs. Various methods are available and this study compare three methods, consisting of aerodynamic, Bowen-Ratio and Penman-Monteith methods in analyzing water needs/use of oil palms plantation located in PTPN VI Jambi.  Peak of evapotranspiration rate occured in the afternoon around 13.00 and 14.00 local time. Bowen-Ratio method has higher estimation value of evapotranspiration than the other two methods. Ratio between evapotranspiration and global radiation of two and ten-years old oil palm plantations remain similar, around 47%. Penman Monteith method has the nearest estimation value to reference method (aerodynamic method) showed by the smallest RMSE value, 0.087 for two years oil palm and 0.157 for ten-years old oil palm.<strong> </strong></p>


Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vágna Da Costa Pereira ◽  
Gilberto Chohaku Sediyama ◽  
Magna Soelma Beserra De Moura ◽  
Thieres George Freire Da Silva ◽  
Luciana Sandra Bastos De Souza

EFICIÊNCIA DO USO DA ÁGUA EM VIDEIRA ‘SYRAH’ IRRIGADA NO SUBMÉDIO DO VALE SÃO FRANCISCO1 VÁGNA DA COSTA PEREIRA1; GILBERTO CHOHAKU SEDIYAMA2; MAGNA SOELMA BESERRA DE MOURA3; THIERES GEORGE FREIRE DA SILVA4 E LUCIANA SANDRA BASTOS DE SOUZA51Resultado da Dissertação de Mestrado do primeiro autor2Doutoranda em Meteorologia Agrícola – Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola – Universidade Federal de Viçosa – Campus Viçosa – 36570-900 – Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil, [email protected]. Titular – Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola – Universidade Federal de Viçosa – Campus Viçosa – 36570-900 – Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil, [email protected] – Núcleo Temático de Recursos Naturais – Embrapa Semiárido – 56302-970 – Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brasil, [email protected]. Adjunto – Departamento de Ciências Agrárias – Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco – Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada – 56909-535 – Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brasil, [email protected]. Assistente – Departamento de Ciências Agrárias – Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco – Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada – 56909-535 – Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brasil, [email protected]  1 RESUMO O estudo teve como objetivo estimar a eficiência do uso da água (EUA) na videira ‘Syrah’ irrigada no Submédio do Vale São Francisco, com base no rendimento em função da evapotranspiração da cultura e da transpiração máxima. Para isso, a evapotranspiração da cultura foi determinada pelo balanço de energia com base no método da razão de Bowen (ETcBERB), enquanto a transpiração máxima (TR) foi estimada pelo modelo de Penman-Monteith modificado com base no índice de área foliar da cultura. Os dados micrometeorológicos foram monitorados durante um ciclo produtivo por meio de uma estação automática localizada no parreiral. A evapotranspiração de referência (ETo) também foi calculada ao longo do experimento, pelo método de Penman-Monteith parametrizado no boletim 56 da FAO. A ETo e a ETcBERB corresponderam ao valor total de 474,0 e 376,4 mm ciclo-1, com valor médio diário de 3,9 e 3,1 mm, respectivamente. A TR oscilou entre 3,5 e 0,9 mm d-1, com volume total durante o ciclo de 284,4 mm. A EUA, com base no total de água consumida e transpirada, foi de 1,17 kg m-3 e 1,55 kg m-3, respectivamente. O método do BERB e o modelo de Penman-Monteith modificado para plantas isoladas apresentaram resultados confiáveis para estimativa da EUA sob as condições climáticas da região do Submédio do Vale São Francisco. No entanto, torna-se necessário que novos estudos nesse sentido com a cultura da videira para produção de vinhos sejam realizados, principalmente nesta região Semiárida, onde a maioria das pesquisas voltadas para o manejo do vinhedo ainda estão em desenvolvimento. Palavras-chave: semiárido, evapotranspiração, razão de Bowen, transpiração máxima   PEREIRA, V. C.; SEDIYAMA, G. C.; MOURA, M. S. B.; SILVA, T. G. F.; SOUZA, L. S. B.WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN IRRIGATED "SYRAH'' GRAPE PLANTATION AT SÃO FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY  2 ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to evaluate the water use efficiency (WUE) in  irrigated ‘Syrah’ grapevine plantation at São Francisco River valley, on the basis of yields as a function of crop evapotranspiration and maximum transpiration. To this end, the crop evapotranspiration was determined by energy balance based on the Bowen ratio method (ETcBERB), while the maximum transpiration (TR) was estimated by the modified Penman-Monteith equation based on the crop leaf area index. The micrometeorological data within the vineyard canopy were monitored using an automatic micrometeorological station, during a productive cycle. The reference evapotranspiration (ETo) was also calculated during that period using the FAO parameterized Penman-Monteith equation. The reference evapotranspiration (ETo) and the crop evapotranspiration determined by BREB method (ETcBERB), during the crop cycle, were 474.0 and 376.4 mm cycle-1, respectively, with a daily average of 3.9 and 3.1 mm. The TR rate ranged between 3.5 and 0.9 mm d-1, with total volume during 284.4 mm cycle -1. The WUE, on the basis of the total water consumed and transpiration, was 1.17 kg m-3 and 1.55 kg m-3, respectively. The BERB method and the Penman-Monteith model modified to isolated plants showed reliable results to estimate the WUE under the climatic conditions of São Francisco River valley. However, new studies on grape culture for wine production are necessary, especially in this semiarid region, where most researches focused on the vineyard management are still in development. Keywords: Bowen ratio. Evapotranspiration. Maximum transpiration. Semiarid. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanpei Li ◽  
Mingan Shao ◽  
Jiao Wang ◽  
Tongchuan Li

Earthworm cast is a common bio-organic fertiliser, which can effectively improve soil fertility and structure. However, only a few studies have focused on the effect of earthworm cast on soil water movement. In this study, loess soil was used to determine the effects of earthworm cast application on soil evaporation. The effects on water storage capacity and capillary upward movement were also investigated. A laboratory-based soil column experiment using earthworm cast with different particle sizes (1–3 × 1–2 cm and 3–5 × 2–4 cm) and three application doses (5%, 7.5%, and 10%) was carried out. The daily evaporation and volume of capillary ascension were monitored. The addition of earthworm cast clearly affected the soil evaporation by changing soil water storage capacity and capillary water upward movement. Compared with control soil, the application of 5% small-particle cast reduced the soil cumulative evaporation by 5.13%, while the cumulative evaporation was higher in all large-particle cast treatments. The upward capillary water movement increased with increasing dose of earthworm cast, but decreased with increasing particle size. Overall, the addition of earthworm cast clearly enhanced the water storage capacity of the soil, with the small-particle cast having greater effects than the large-particle cast. We concluded that the application of 5% small-particle earthworm cast can enhance soil water retention and reduce soil evaporation.


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