Estimation of water requirement and irrigation schedule for groundnut and sunflower crops in southern Odisha using FAO CROPWAT8.0 model

• Published in: Journal of agrometeorology Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 309 - 311
• Main Authors: Sairam, Masina, Sagar, Lalichetti, Reddy, M Devender
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Anand Association of Agrometeorologist 01.09.2022; Association of agrometeorologists
• Subjects: Climatic data; Crop production; Crop water; Crops; Cropwat 8.0, ETo, Groundnut, Irrigation requirement, Sunflower, Groundnut; Evapotranspiration; Groundnuts; Helianthus; Irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation scheduling; Irrigation water; Loam soils; Meteorological data; Moisture effects; Productivity; Schedules; Scheduling; Software; Sunflowers; Water conservation; Water requirements; Water shortages; India

Scientific data on agricultural water requirements is required for efficient irrigation scheduling in order to determine crop production potential (Smith, 1992; Kuo et al., 2001). On the otherhand, the sunflower crop in South Odisha is being grown on conserved moisture after kharif rice and only one...