Open AccessDesign, installation and calibration of a block of lysimeters to adjust the crop coefficient
Author(s) -
Juan Manuel Bello León,
Vicente Parra,
Robinson Peña,
Juan Silva,
Daniel Román,
Francisco Salazar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista de la facultad de agronomía
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2477-9407
pISSN - 0378-7818
DOI - 10.47280/revfacagron(luz).v39.n2.04
Subject(s) - lysimeter , evapotranspiration , crop coefficient , drainage , environmental science , irrigation , calibration , agricultural engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , computer science , soil science , soil water , agronomy , mathematics , engineering , statistics , geotechnical engineering , ecology , biology
The efficient management of water resources using techniques that improve it uses, based on knowledge of evapotranspiration are key elements for crop production. Amongst main techniques for water management, the use of drainage lysimeter installed in the field below vegetable fields may be used to quantify the amount of water needed. The aim of this work is to design, install and calibrate a set of lysimeters for adjusting crop coefficient (Kc). In the calibration of the lysimeters, it was obtained that to induce drainage in lysimeters from one to five, an over-irrigation of 25% of the field capacity was needed, while the rest needed 50%. With lysimeters built the physical characteristic of soil could be simulated in this study.