Water requirements of some selected crops in Tono irrigation area
Journal Title: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The study was carried out to estimate the crop water requirement of some selected crops and determine whether the reservoir capacity is sufficient to irrigate the entire area of Tono irrigation site. Crops were planted during the 2008 dry season and the crop coefficient for each was determined. The study reveals that reference crop evapotranspiration (ETo) varied from a minimum of 4.43mm/day in July to the highest of 6.47mm/day in April. Crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and crop water requirement (CWR) for paddy rice varied from 0.57 to 6.84mm/day and 0.0 to 26.78mm/day, for tomato crop evapotranspiration and crop water requirement ranged from 3.22 and 7.01mm/day and 2.16 to 7.00mm/day, for soya bean crop evapotranspiration and crop water requirement varied from 2.15 to 6.52mm/day and 2.15 to 6.45mm/day, for maize crop evapotranspiration and crop water requirement varied from 1.61 to 6.88mm/day and 1.00 to 6.88mm/day, for pepper crop evapotranspiration and crop water requirement varied from 3.22 to 6.22mm/day and 1.9 to 6.22mm/day and for groundnut crop evapotranspiration and crop water requirement varied from 2.15 to 6.77mm/day and 2.15 to 6.77 respectively. The peak water requirement was 5.79mm/day or 0.67I/s/ha and the irrigation water requirement was estimated around 61MCM. With the capacity of 442MCM the dam can conveniently supply water to irrigate the area.
Authors and Affiliations
S. Adams, G. W. Quansah1, R. N. Issaka, E. A. Asamoah, K. A. Nketia, R. Amfo-otu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP37607
- DOI -
- Views 143
- Downloads 0
Effects of Glomus intraradies and Thricoderma harzianum on colonization and the growth parameters of Corylus avellana L. seedlings under nursery conditions
In this research, we investigated the influence of Glomus intraradies and Thricoderma harzianum species on colonization and the growth characteristics of Corylus avellana seedlings under nursery conditions. The growth pa...
Community structure of aquatic insects in pampangan swamp, south sumatra, Indonesia
Aquatic insects play an important role in the life cycle of fish because they provide feed for young fish. The insect and fisheries have become linked together, and to develop the inland fisheries need some consideration...
Genetic diversity evaluation of Agropyron desertorum genotypes by path coefficient analyses for determination effective traits on grain yield in moderate climate condition (Arak Region)
Identifying key yield components can help establish better crop management strategies to increase crop yield. The present research was conducted in moderate conditions of the Arak region to determine the interrelations...
Stochastic and time series drought forecast using rainfall oscillations in arid and Semi-arid environments
The importance of water supplies in the world, underscores the need for estimating and forecasting the trend of meteorological phenomena, understanding atmospheric phenomena and its trend in economic management. This inc...
Diversity status of fishes of the Meghna river adjacent to Narsingdi district, Bangladesh
The present experiment was conducted on the fish diversity of the Meghna River close to Narsingdi district from September, 2015 to March, 2016. Fish samples were collected from the fishermen for taxonomic study and there...