Regional Salinity Modeling for Conjunctive Water Use Planning in Kheri Command
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 4
Abstract
A one-dimensional water and solute transport UNSATCHEM model is calibrated and validated with a saline water use experiment for wheat and cotton crops. The model is further employed for regional scale salinity modeling with distributed data on soil, irrigation water supply, and its quality from six representative locations from the Kheri command of the Bhakra irrigation system. The wheat–cotton crop rotation, the main rotation in the command, is considered during long-term simulations. The CROPWAT model is used to determine the evapotranspiration requirements of different wheat and cotton crops, while soil water retention parameters are estimated by the RETC model. Atmospheric water and solute boundary conditions are assumed at the top boundary, while free drainage is considered for the lower boundary, as the watertable in the command is sufficiently deep. Simulated salinity and yield values are compared with observed values for regional validation of the model. Critical areas in the command are identified using regional scale modeling results, and applying irrigation water availability and root zone salinity criteria. Guidelines for sustainable conjunctive water use planning are for the Kheri command to get optimum agricultural production despite the use of saline water for irrigation under prevailing scenarios of water availability and its quality.
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Acknowledgment
The guidance and support of Dr. N. K. Tyagi, Director, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 132 001 Haryana, India is gratefully acknowledged.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 4 • August 2006
Pages: 389 - 398
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Received: Jan 7, 2004
Accepted: Jul 28, 2005
Published online: Aug 1, 2006
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