Mota, Jaedson Cláudio Anunciato and Libardi, Paulo Leonel and Assis Júnior, Raimundo Nonato and Brito, Alexsandro Santos and Lobato, Márcio Godofrêdo Rocha and Alencar, Thiago Leite and Freire, Alcione Guimarães and Lima Júnior, Juarez Cassiano (2018) Climatic and Soil Water Balances for the Melon Crop. Journal of Agricultural Science, 10 (2). p. 116. ISSN 1916-9752
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Abstract
The correct estimate of the water requirements of a crop, besides favoring its full development, also allows the rational use of water. In this context, this study aimed to evaluate water balance in the soil and estimated through climatic methods for the melon crop. Field water balance was daily determined along a period of 70 days. Climatic water balance was determined based on the reference evapotranspiration estimated by the methods of Penman-Monteith, Thornthwaite and Hargreaves-Samani. It was concluded that climatic methods do not estimate correctly water storage in the soil and, consequently, also the balance. Therefore, they should not substitute the soil water balance method to determine these variables. The water management for the melon crop based on evapotranspiration estimated through climatic methods results in overestimation of the water depth to be applied in the soil, in the initial growth stage, and underestimation in the periods of highest water demand.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | OA Library Press > Agricultural and Food Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@oalibrarypress.com |
Date Deposited: | 13 May 2023 06:12 |
Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 04:02 |
URI: | http://archive.submissionwrite.com/id/eprint/939 |