Comparison of Orange Orchard Evapotranspiration by Eddy Covariance, Sap Flow, and FAO-56 Methods under Different Irrigation Strategies
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 146, Issue 7
Abstract
The study evaluates the accuracy of measured and estimated crop evapotranspiration fluxes () on Citrus in a semiarid Mediterranean climate (Sicily, Italy). Specifically, rates derived from in situ techniques [eddy covariance (EC) and sap flow heat pulse velocity (HPV)] and modelling approaches [Food and Agricultural Organization of the United States (FAO) Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 56 (FAO-56) single and dual crop coefficient ()] were compared under deficit irrigation scenarios. Results of the comparison showed that the single and dual approaches provided similar estimates (292 and 324 mm), even if these approaches overestimated measured by EC () (17% and 30% respectively). HPV was able to show transpiration (T) reductions caused by deficit irrigation strategies when compared with T under full irrigation condition (ranging from 70% to 82%). Overall, the assessed methodologies were able to capture trends, but the selection of the most appropriate one will depend on the specific crop and study site characteristics.
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Acknowledgments
We are grateful to Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura (CREA-OFA) of Acireale (CT) for their hospitality at the experimental site. This research was funded by “Contributo realizzato con fondi per la ricerca di Ateneo—Piano per la Ricerca 2016/18.”
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