Sustainable Water Management of Drip-Irrigated Asparagus under Conditions of Central Poland: Evapotranspiration, Water Needs and Rainfall Deficits

Water is a valuable yet scarce resource in agriculture. Optimizing crop production relies on irrigation, but within the framework of sustainable agriculture, efforts should prioritize reducing irrigation water usage. Unfortunately, climate change increases plant water requirements, consequently heig...

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Published in:Sustainability 2024-01, Vol.16 (3), p.966
Main Authors: Rolbiecki, Stanisław, Rolbiecki, Roman, Sadan, Hicran A, Jagosz, Barbara, Kasperska-Wołowicz, Wiesława, Kanecka-Geszke, Ewa, Pal-Fam, Ferenc, Atilgan, Atilgan, Krakowiak-Bal, Anna, Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska, Renata, Łangowski, Ariel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Cost control
Crops
Farming
Flowers & plants
Food
Global temperature changes
Irrigation
Mexico
Natural resources
Organic farming
Plantations
Poland
Precipitation
Productivity
Provinces
Rain and rainfall
Sustainable agriculture
United Kingdom
Vegetables
Water conservation
Water shortages
Water use
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Summary:Water is a valuable yet scarce resource in agriculture. Optimizing crop production relies on irrigation, but within the framework of sustainable agriculture, efforts should prioritize reducing irrigation water usage. Unfortunately, climate change increases plant water requirements, consequently heightening the need for irrigation. The aim of the research was to estimate the water needs of asparagus during the fern growth period (21 June–31 August) using the Blaney–Criddle method. The study also aimed to determine trends in changing water needs and estimate precipitation deficits. Calculations were carried out for the years 1981–2020 across four provinces in central Poland. The research indicated that water needs varied between 233 mm and 242 mm, depending on the province. Over the forty-year period, all provinces displayed an increasing trend in water needs, with a rise of 3.1 mm to 6.2 mm per decade. Between 21 June and 31 August, rainfall deficits occurred with varying intensity in all provinces during normal, medium dry and very dry years. The values of water needs and rainfall deficit, calculated as a result of the research, are of key importance in the design, construction, and management of drip irrigation systems for asparagus plantations in central Poland.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su16030966