Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)

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Main Authors: Poma Chamana, Russell, Flores Marquez, Ricardo, Cordova Tadeo, Joel, Quello Huamaní, Antony Arturo, Arapa Quispe, José, Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi
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https://doi.org/10.3390/w17050668
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author Poma Chamana, Russell
Flores Marquez, Ricardo
Cordova Tadeo, Joel
Quello Huamaní, Antony Arturo
Arapa Quispe, José
Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi
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spelling INIA26852025-03-24T05:33:25Z Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.) Poma Chamana, Russell Flores Marquez, Ricardo Cordova Tadeo, Joel Quello Huamaní, Antony Arturo Arapa Quispe, José Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi deficit irrigation water productivity terraces economic water productivity https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.01 Drought stress | Solanum tuberosum | Irrigation | Terraces | Water productivity MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. In recent decades, climate change has intensified the challenges in agriculture, increasing the incidence of water and heat stress during critical stages of the crop cycle. It includes the exacerbation of the seasonality of rainfall and temperature. This significantly affects their development and yield. In addition, climate change has reduced irrigation water availability, highlighting the need to evaluate joint strategies to increase water productivity. These strategies include the implementation of irrigation systems, the use of terraces, and the application of deficit irrigation (DI). In this context, the present research aims to evaluate the irrigation water productivity (WPirri) and the economic water productivity (EWP) of the combined use of DI through a pressurized irrigation system in terraces of the southern highlands of Peru for a potato crop. The treatments included L0: traditional surface irrigation with irrigation depth equivalent to 100% ETc, L1: drip irrigation with irrigation depth equivalent to 100% ETC, L2: drip irrigation with DI at 75% ETc, and L3: drip irrigation with DI at 50% ETc. The DI treatments (L2 and L3) were implemented by forming stolons (60 DAS). As a result, L2 allows saving irrigation water of 3930 m³ ha−1 compared to L0 and 1164 m³ ha¯¹ compared to L1. It means a WPirri of 6.15 ± 0.35 kg m−3 allowing a commercial yield (CY: 27.15 ± 1.47 t ha¯¹) statistically similar to L1 (WPirri: 5.45 ± 0.34 kg m−3; CY: 30.14 ± 1.83 t ha¯¹) and higher than the traditional surface irrigation (WPirri: 2.63 ± 0.23 kg·m−3; CY: 21.62 ± 1.99 t ha¯¹). This water saving meant a net income of 3097.04 ± 435.52 USD ha¯¹ for L2, close to L1 (4421.12 ± 724.24 USD ha¯¹), and much higher than L0 (1664.50 ± 834.24 USD ha¯¹). The results suggest that using drip irrigation systems in terraced crops optimizes water savings, maintains yields and profitability, and could promote the modernization of terraces in rural environments. This research was funded by the INIA project CUI 2487112 “Mejoramiento de los servicios de investigación y transferencia tecnológica en el manejo y recuperación de suelos agrícolas degradados y aguas para riego en la pequeña y mediana agricultura en los departamentos de Lima, Áncash, San Martín, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, Junín, Ayacucho, Arequipa, Puno y Ucayali”. Introduction Materials and Methods Study Area Experimental Design Physical, Hydraulic, and Chemical Characteristics of Soils Conducting the Experimental Plot Irrigation Management Determination of Biometric Variables and Performance Components Water Productivity Profitability of Cultivation Economic Water Productivity Statistical Analysis Results Effect on Biometric Characteristics of Potato Effect on Potato Yield Crop Water Productivity Discussion Conclusions 2025-03-24T05:33:24Z 2025-03-24T05:33:24Z 2025-02-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Poma-Chamana, R.; Flores-Marquez, R.; Cordova-Tadeo, J.; Quello, A.; Arapa-Quispe, J.; Solórzano-Acosta, R. Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.). Water 2025, 17, 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17050668 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2685 https://doi.org/10.3390/w17050668 eng 2073-4441 Water info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf application/pdf MDPI CH Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria Repositorio Institucional - INIA
spellingShingle deficit irrigation
water productivity
terraces
economic water productivity
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.01
Drought stress | Solanum tuberosum | Irrigation | Terraces | Water productivity
Poma Chamana, Russell
Flores Marquez, Ricardo
Cordova Tadeo, Joel
Quello Huamaní, Antony Arturo
Arapa Quispe, José
Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi
Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)
title Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)
title_full Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)
title_fullStr Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)
title_full_unstemmed Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)
title_short Transformation of Terraces with Irrigation Systems: Profitability and Water Savings in Potato Crop (Solanum tuberosum L.)
title_sort transformation of terraces with irrigation systems profitability and water savings in potato crop solanum tuberosum l
topic deficit irrigation
water productivity
terraces
economic water productivity
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.01
Drought stress | Solanum tuberosum | Irrigation | Terraces | Water productivity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2685
https://doi.org/10.3390/w17050668
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