Actual evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of sweet orange during the initial development phase in the Rio Largo region, Alagoas/Evapotranspiracao real e coeficiente da cultura da laranja lima durante a fase inicial de desenvolvimento na regiao de Rio Largo, Halagaos

Determining actual crop evapotranspiration (ETa) is paramount for irrigation management. The principal measurement methods and physical models generally require crop and weather data that are not readily available. We determined the crop coefficient (Kc) of sweet oranges during the initial developme...

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Published inCiência rural Vol. 49; no. 6
Main Authors Silva, Ricardo Barros, de Souza, Jose Leonaldo, Ferreira, Ricardo Araujo, Jr, Santos, Marcos Alex dos, de Souza, Renan Cantalice, dos Santos, Wellington Manoel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 01.06.2019
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Summary:Determining actual crop evapotranspiration (ETa) is paramount for irrigation management. The principal measurement methods and physical models generally require crop and weather data that are not readily available. We determined the crop coefficient (Kc) of sweet oranges during the initial development stage and evaluated the performance of the Poulovassilis semi-empirical model coupled with a simple soil water balance for estimating the ETa. The ETa was inferred from the variation in the soil water content over time, measured by time-domain reflectometry. In the Poulovassilis model, the ETa is obtained by multiplying the crop evapotranspiration (ETc) by an adjustment coefficient (ca), which accounts for a reduction in the evapotranspiration caused by soil water depletion. Soil water storage was obtained using the daily and 10-day soil water balances, computed by considering inputs and outputs of water from the system. The empirical parameter, ca, was determined using inverse modeling. The optimal ca value obtained through inverse modeling was 0.05 and 0.03 for the daily and 10-day soil water balances, respectively. The model performed better for the daily soil water balance than the 10-day balance, with performance comparable with the other ETa models. Average Kc during the sweet orange initial crop stage was 0.85. Key words: Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, evapotranspiration reduction, water balance. A determinacao da evapotranspiracao real da cultura (ETa) e importante para o manejo da irrigacao. Os principais metodos e modelos fisicos de estimativa da ETa requerem dados que nao sao facilmente disponiveis. Neste trabalho, obteve-se o coeficiente da cultura (Kc) da laranja lima na fase inicial de desenvolvimento e avaliou-se o desempenho do modelo semi-empirico de Poulovassilis acoplado a um balanco hidrico simplificado na estimativa da ETa. A ETa (medida) foi obtida a partir da variacao temporal do conteudo de agua no solo, obtida atraves da reflectometria no dominio do tempo (TDR). O modelo de POULOVASSILIS et al. (2001) assume que a reducao da evapotranspiracao da cultura e expressa por uma funcao exponencial do armazenamento de agua do solo e por um coeficiente de ajuste empirico (ca). O armazenamento de agua do solo foi obtido atraves do balanco hidrico (BH), diario e decendial, contabilizando as entradas e saidas de agua do sistema. O parametro empirico ca foi obtido por modelagem inversa. O valor otimo de ca obtido por modelagem inversa 0,05 para o BH diario e 0,03 para o BH decendial. O modelo apresentou melhor desempenho para o BH diario, comparavel a outros modelos de estimativa da ETa. O Kc medio para fase inicial da laranja lima foi igual a 0,85. Palavras-chave: Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck, reducao da evapotranspiracao, balanco hidrico.
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/0103-84-78cr20180707