Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring

The accurate estimation of plant water needs is the first step for achieving high crop water productivity. The main objective of the work was to develop an irrigation scheduling procedure for mandarin orchards under Mediterranean conditions based on replacing the amount of consumed water using refer...

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Autores principales: Jiménez-Bello, Miguel Ángel, Lidón, Antonio, Manzano-Juárez, Juan, Badal, Eduardo, Pérez-Pérez, Juan G., Bonet, Luis, Intrigliolo, Diego S., Esteban, Alba
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6483
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378377419313162?via%3Dihub
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author Jiménez-Bello, Miguel Ángel
Lidón, Antonio
Manzano-Juárez, Juan
Badal, Eduardo
Pérez-Pérez, Juan G.
Bonet, Luis
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Esteban, Alba
author_browse Badal, Eduardo
Bonet, Luis
Esteban, Alba
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Jiménez-Bello, Miguel Ángel
Lidón, Antonio
Manzano-Juárez, Juan
Pérez-Pérez, Juan G.
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Lidón, Antonio
Manzano-Juárez, Juan
Badal, Eduardo
Pérez-Pérez, Juan G.
Bonet, Luis
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Esteban, Alba
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description The accurate estimation of plant water needs is the first step for achieving high crop water productivity. The main objective of the work was to develop an irrigation scheduling procedure for mandarin orchards under Mediterranean conditions based on replacing the amount of consumed water using reference values of soil moisture according to different phenological periods. The proposed methodology includes a definition part where the threshold values were established relating the trees’ stem water potential and the volumetric soil water content measured with Frequency Domain Reflectometry probes. A second part includes the steps for standardizing measurements from capacitance probes by using the LEACHM hydrological simulation model to take into account the sensor-to-sensor variations. Finally, an extrapolation procedure based on soil water retention curves was used for adapting critical soil water content thresholds to different soil conditions. Field evaluations were made in a citrus orchard located in eastern Spain during two seasons. Standardize critical soil water contents were: I) 24 % vol. for post-harvest, bloom - fruit set and phase III of fruit growth; II) 27 % vol. for phase I of fruit growth, and III) 29 % vol. for phase II of fruit growth with average daily air vapour pressure deficit values ranging between 0.2 - 0.4; 0.9–1.1 and 1.1–1.3 kPa, respectively. When implemented in the orchard, the sensor-based strategy resulted in water saving of 26 % respect to a control treatment, irrigated using the standard FAO-56 approach, without significant differences in yield and increasing the crop water productivity by 33 %. In conclusion, we suggest that the determination and use of the critical soil water content is a useful tool for scheduling irrigation. The proposed standardization and extrapolation methodology allows the irrigation strategy to be applied to other mandarin orchards under similar climatic conditions.
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spelling ReDivia64832025-04-25T14:47:14Z Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring Jiménez-Bello, Miguel Ángel Lidón, Antonio Manzano-Juárez, Juan Badal, Eduardo Pérez-Pérez, Juan G. Bonet, Luis Intrigliolo, Diego S. Esteban, Alba Critical soil water content Plant water status Water savings F06 Irrigation Mandarins Irrigation scheduling The accurate estimation of plant water needs is the first step for achieving high crop water productivity. The main objective of the work was to develop an irrigation scheduling procedure for mandarin orchards under Mediterranean conditions based on replacing the amount of consumed water using reference values of soil moisture according to different phenological periods. The proposed methodology includes a definition part where the threshold values were established relating the trees’ stem water potential and the volumetric soil water content measured with Frequency Domain Reflectometry probes. A second part includes the steps for standardizing measurements from capacitance probes by using the LEACHM hydrological simulation model to take into account the sensor-to-sensor variations. Finally, an extrapolation procedure based on soil water retention curves was used for adapting critical soil water content thresholds to different soil conditions. Field evaluations were made in a citrus orchard located in eastern Spain during two seasons. Standardize critical soil water contents were: I) 24 % vol. for post-harvest, bloom - fruit set and phase III of fruit growth; II) 27 % vol. for phase I of fruit growth, and III) 29 % vol. for phase II of fruit growth with average daily air vapour pressure deficit values ranging between 0.2 - 0.4; 0.9–1.1 and 1.1–1.3 kPa, respectively. When implemented in the orchard, the sensor-based strategy resulted in water saving of 26 % respect to a control treatment, irrigated using the standard FAO-56 approach, without significant differences in yield and increasing the crop water productivity by 33 %. In conclusion, we suggest that the determination and use of the critical soil water content is a useful tool for scheduling irrigation. The proposed standardization and extrapolation methodology allows the irrigation strategy to be applied to other mandarin orchards under similar climatic conditions. 2020-05-29T15:15:21Z 2020-05-29T15:15:21Z 2020 acceptedVersion Martínez-Gimeno, M. A., Jiménez-Bello, M. A., Lidón, A., Manzano-Juárez, J., Badal, E., Pérez-Pérez, J. G. et al. (2020). Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring. Agricultural Water Management, 235, 106151. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6483 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106151 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378377419313162?via%3Dihub en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/IPT-2012-0950-310000 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/IPT-2012-0480-310000 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/RTC-2016-4972-2 This experiment was funded by European project WEAM4i Water & Energy Advanced Management for Irrigation, grant agreement 619061 and FEDER-MINECO projects EASYRIEGO IPT-2012-0950-310000, RISUB IPT-2012-0480-310000 and RIEGOTEL RTC-2016-4972-2. M.A. Martínez-Gimeno acknowledges the financial support received from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECD) program Formación Profesorado Universitario (FPU). Juan G. Pérez-Pérez also gratefully acknowledges the post-doctoral contract in the ‘Ramón y Cajal’ program, supplied by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO). Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ Elsevier electronico
spellingShingle Critical soil water content
Plant water status
Water savings
F06 Irrigation
Mandarins
Irrigation scheduling
Jiménez-Bello, Miguel Ángel
Lidón, Antonio
Manzano-Juárez, Juan
Badal, Eduardo
Pérez-Pérez, Juan G.
Bonet, Luis
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Esteban, Alba
Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring
title Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring
title_full Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring
title_fullStr Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring
title_full_unstemmed Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring
title_short Mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring
title_sort mandarin irrigation scheduling by means of frequency domain reflectometry soil moisture monitoring
topic Critical soil water content
Plant water status
Water savings
F06 Irrigation
Mandarins
Irrigation scheduling
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6483
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378377419313162?via%3Dihub
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