Crop water use and water use efficiency on irrigated cotton farms in Australia

Tennakoon, S.B.; Milroy, S.P.

doi:10.1016/s0378-3774(03)00023-4

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“…The suppression of irrigation following the appearance of the first buds (E4), resulted in higher WUE within the limits found in the literature (Tennakoon & Milroy, 2003;Buttar et al, 2007). CONCLUSIONS 1.…”

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Productive characteristics and water use efficiency in cotton plants under different irrigation strategies

Silva

Andrade²,

Fernandes³

et al. 2010

Rev. bras. eng. agríc. ambient.

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Studies have been carried out on efficient water use in irrigation. The present study evaluates the yield of cotton plants (Gossypium hirsutum L. r. latifolium Hutch), and the use of water for different irrigation strategies. The experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions, and the cultivar used was CNPA-7H Precocious grown in plastic pots; each pot contained 20 kg of dry soil. The irrigation strategies were selected by taking into account the available water in the soil, the irrigation frequency and the irrigation suppression during flowering and boll development. Water consumption, boll weight, yield, harvest index and water use efficiency were evaluated and the results showed that water consumption resulting from the irrigation strategies used brought expressive variations in the studied parameters. In all strategies, irrigation suppression was the decisive factor in evaluating the water use efficiency. Key words: Gossypium hirsutum, phenology, water availability, water savingCaracterísticas produtivas e eficiência do uso de água do algodoeiro sob diferentes estratégias de irrigação RESUMO Estudos vêm sendo realizados com o objetivo de se estabelecer maior economia de água no manejo da irrigação sem, no entanto, prejudicar o rendimento das culturas, o que serviu de base para a realização do presente trabalho, visandose avaliar o rendimento do algodoeiro (Gossypium hirsutum L. r. latifolium Hutch) e a eficiência no uso da água pela cultura, sob diferentes estratégias de irrigação. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação, utilizando-se da cultivar CNPA-7H Precoce, cultivada em vaso plástico, contendo 20 kg de solo seco ao ar. As estratégias de irrigação foram estabelecidas levando-se em consideração a água disponível no solo, a frequência de irrigação e a supressão da irrigação na floração e no desenvolvimento das maçãs. Avaliaram-se: consumo de água, peso de capulho, rendimento, índice de colheita e eficiência no uso da água e, segundo os resultados obtidos, o consumo hídrico, influenciado pelas estratégias de irrigação, proporcionou variações expressivas em todos os parâmetros estudados, sendo a época da supressão da irrigação o fator determinante sobre a eficiência de uso da água. Palavras-chave:Gossypium hirsutum, fenologia, disponibilidade de água, economia de água 1 Part of the Master's Dissertation of the first author, presented at the PPGA of the CCA-UFPB 2 DSER/CCA/UFPB,

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“…This does not impair yields or the quality of the fiber. Tennakoon & Milroy (2003) and Ritchie et al (2004) obtained an increase in water use efficiency by studying some irrigation strategies, aiming at higher water saving.…”

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Productive characteristics and water use efficiency in cotton plants under different irrigation strategies

Silva

Andrade²,

Fernandes³

et al. 2010

Rev. bras. eng. agríc. ambient.

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“…Much of the irrigation work undertaken in the cotton industry has focussed on the estimation of irrigation efficiency (ET as a fraction of water diverted) at a whole farm or regional scale (Gilham et al, 1995;Cameron & Hearn, 1997;Tennakoon & Milroy, 2003). Mean values for the irrigation efficiencies from the three studies were relatively low and fell within the range from 50 to 63 %.…”

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Irrigation application efficiency and deep drainage potential under surface irrigated cotton

Smith

Raine

Minkevich

2005

Agricultural Water Management

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Furrow irrigation events conducted under usual farmer management were analysed to determine the irrigation application efficiencies being attained, and the magnitude of the irrigation contribution to deep drainage under surface irrigated cotton in Queensland. Application efficiencies were shown to vary widely from 17 to 100% and on average were a low 48%. Losses to deep drainage were substantial, averaging 42.5 mm per irrigation. This has the potential for significant environmental harm and also represents an annual loss of up to 2500 m 3 /ha (2.5 Ml/ha) of water that could be beneficially used to grow more cotton. Simulations of each event using the simulation model SIRMOD illustrated simple 'recipe' strategies that would lead to gains in efficiency and reductions in the deep drainage losses. Additional simulations of selected events showed that further significant improvements in performance can be achieved by the application of more advanced irrigation management practices, involving in-field evaluation and optimisation of the flow rate and irrigation time to suit the individual soil conditions and furrow characteristics. Application efficiencies in the range 85 to 95% are achievable in all but the most adverse conditions. The dependency between deep drainage and irrigation management was demonstrated, confirming that substantial reductions in deep drainage are possible by ensuring that irrigation applications do not exceed the soil moisture deficit.

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“…The main reason may be the lack of information addressing the response of cotton plants to varietal-specific multiple stresses in the field. Due to important cash crop, several scientists have made efforts to increase water use efficiency of cotton (Tennakoon and Milroy, 2003;Tang et al, 2005); however, the knowledge about genotypic-specific response of cotton on alkaline calcareous soils under moisture stress and nitrogen interaction effects is rare. In Pakistan cotton is grown on ˃3 million hectares under extreme climatic conditions of high temperature ranging 28-50°C on soils which are alkaline calcareous in nature with problems of high nutrients losses coupled with brackish under-ground water that is not fit for irrigation.…”

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IMPACT OF MOISTURE STRESS AND NITROGEN ON CROP GROWTH RATE, NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, AND HARVEST INDEX OF COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Mahmood-ul-Hassan¹,

Maqsood²,

Wajid³

et al. 2016

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Nitrogen and moisture stress generally modify growth and development of cotton like several other field crops. Field experiments were conducted for two years to elucidate the interactive effect of moisture stress (I), nitrogen (N), and genotype (V) on agronomic traits, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and harvest index (HI) of cotton by using RCBD split-split plot experimental design. Four moisture stress treatments (I1: no stress, I2: moisture stress at inter-node elongation stage, I3: moisture stress at vegetative growth stage, and I4: moisture stress at inter-node elongation and vegetative growth stages), three nitrogen levels (50-N1, 100-N2, and 150 kg ha -1 -N3), and three genotypes of cotton (NIAB-846-V1, NIAB-824-V2, and CIM-496) were used in this study. Moisture stress, nitrogen, and cotton genotypic interaction exhibited significant effect on number of bolls per plant, leaf area duration (LAI), crop growth rate (CGR), net assimilation rate (NAI), NUE, and HI. In all genotypes of cotton, highest CGR, NAI, NUE, and HI was recorded where irrigation was applied at all growth stages (in no stress treatment) and moisture stress at vegetative growth stage (in treatment where irrigation was withheld at vegetative growth stage) with N dose of 50 kg ha -1 expect in few treatments where 150 kg N ha -1 exhibited greater crop growth rate. During 1 st year field experiment highest increase in HI of; NIAB-846 was 10.46% by I3×N1×V1, NIAB-824 was 80.62% by I3×N3×V2, and CIM-496 was 33.91% by I3×N3×V3. During 2 nd year, highest increase in HI was 31.60% in NIAB-846 (by I3×N3×V1), 20.98% in NIAB-824 (by I1×N1×V2), and 20.10% in CIM-496 (by I1×N2×V3). Nevertheless, highest NUE was achieved in no stress treatment but moisture stress at vegetative growth stage didn't significantly reduce harvest index and nitrogen use efficiency as compared to no stress (well water) treatment. Thus it may be concluded that moisture stress at vegetative growth stage in these cotton genotypes could be applied for saving of irrigation water and nitrogen fertilizer.

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Crop water use and water use efficiency on irrigated cotton farms in Australia

Cited by 67 publications

References 14 publications

Productive characteristics and water use efficiency in cotton plants under different irrigation strategies

Productive characteristics and water use efficiency in cotton plants under different irrigation strategies

Irrigation application efficiency and deep drainage potential under surface irrigated cotton

IMPACT OF MOISTURE STRESS AND NITROGEN ON CROP GROWTH RATE, NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, AND HARVEST INDEX OF COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

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