Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences

Modelling of Water Use Efficiency Using CropWat and AquaCrop : Case of Potato in Semi-Arid Region

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mawhoub Amirouche 1
Dalila Smadhi 2
Lakhdar Zella 3

1 University of Saad Dahlab, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Ouled Yaïch, 09000 Blida, Algeria

2 Bioclimatology and Agricultural Hydraulics Research Division, National Institute of Agronomic Research, Algiers,

3 Biotechnology and agro ecology department, Faculty of Life and Nature Sciences, University of Saad Dahlab Blida1, Blida, Algeria.

https://doi.org/10.33794/qjas.2022.135143.1071
Abstract
In Algeria, vegetable crops are dependent on irrigation. In this context, the present study is oriented towards the efficient management of agricultural water that contributes to the improvement of crop production. The approach is based on the calculation of the water requirements of the potato in order to control the efficiency of the water supply in relation to the crop water requirements. This efficiency of use is imperative for a better yield and a healthy agricultural environment. In this study, we used two agronomic models CropWat (v8.0) and AquaCrop (v6.1), which were developed by FAO, to evaluate the water use efficiency (WUE) in a semi-arid climate (Wilaya of Tiaret) over a 31-year period (1990-2021). And this, by estimating the irrigation water requirements (IWR) and crop water requirements (CWR). The results obtained showed that there is a very close relationship between the estimates produced by the two models CropWat and AquaCrop. These estimates are for IWR, CWR and WUE, which are in the order of 395.91 mm, 517.24 mm, 6.47 kg m-3 using CropWat and 385.46 mm; 507.38 mm, 6.37 kg m-3 using AquaCrop. Crop growth simulation models have become important tools for evaluating and developing deficit irrigation strategies, especially in arid and semi-arid regions.

Keywords

Potato
AquaCrop
CropWat
Crop water requirment
Water use efficiency
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Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences
Volume 13, Issue 1
June 2023
Page 50-58

  • Receive Date 11 August 2022
  • Accept Date 09 February 2023