Estimation Of Water Requirement Of Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill

Manaturikumwe Emmanuel, Rukangantambara Hamoud, Gasana Gasabato Quénan, Niyonkuru Rose, Nsengiyumva Jean Nepo

Abstract


Crop water requirements of Roma tomato that planted on different spacing for four treatment and its replications in Nyagatare district Kinihira village have been computed with CROPWAT 8.0 using the meteorological parameters. The water requirement was computed using evapotranspiration (ET0), effective rainfall, Net Irrigation demand, the Gross Irrigation demand and irrigation interval for crops grown in different treatment of different spacing have been computed. Based on the rainfall data, effective rainfall and soil characteristics of the experiment site, it was shown that the total net irrigation requirement of tomato in experiment site as presented in CROPWAT 8.0 is 286.2mm and the total gross irrigation requirement is 408.8mm.The total water loss during irrigation is obtained by taking the total gross irrigation requirement minus the total net irrigation requirement and found to be122.6mm. As per CROPWAT 8.0, Tomato water requirement in whole growing stages is 620.3mm .This total water required by tomato at experimental site was supplied to crop by rainfall as effective rainfall (211.5mm) and the remaining portion (408.8mm) was supplied to crop through irrigation. A wide spectrum of scenarios has been discussed in the paper along with the guidelines for future management of water resources.


Keywords


Crop Evapotranspiration, Crop Water Requirement, Net Irrigation, Gross Irrigation

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v25.1.2768

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