International Journal of Agricultural Engineering

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

Water Excess/Deficit Studies at Different Seasons (Bahars) of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Cultivation


Affiliations
1 Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), India
2 Department of Soil Water Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rahjasthan), India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


The task of monitoring and controlling the field water balance is valuable for efficient management of water and soil which is required for the assessment of long term needs for supplemental irrigation, drainage and water utilization, establishment of certain soil-moisture-plant relationships and determination of optimum crop management practices.The study was carried out to estimate water surplus and deficit for 14 stations of Solapur district of Maharashtra for the period (1977-2007). The result reveals that the percentage maximum water deficit weeks was observed in Malsiras fallowed by Akluj and that of maximum surplus weeks was observed in Solapur followed by South Solapur for every pomegranate bahar for mature (5th years) pomegranate trees.

Keywords

Water Excess, Water Deficit, Water Balance, Bahars.
Subscription Login to verify subscription
User
Notifications
Font Size


  • Allen, R.K., Pereira, L.S., Raes, D. and Smith, M. (1998). Crop evapotranspiration. Guideline for computing crop water requirements. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 56.United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, ROME, ITALY.

  • Aseri, G.K., Jain, N., Panwar, J., Rao, A.V. and Meghwal, P.R. (2008). Biofertilizers improve plant growth, fruit yield, nutrition, metabolism and rhizosphere enzyme activities of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) in Indian thar desert. Scientia Hort., 117: 130-135.

  • Cellier, F. and Conejero, G. (1998). Molecular and physiological responses to water deficit in drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive lines of sunflower. J. Plant Physioly, 116(1) : 319-332.

  • Eissa Fawzia, M., Faith, M.A. and El-Shall, S.A. (2007). The role of humic acid and ischolar_mainstock in enhancing salt tolerance of "Le- Conte" pear seedlings. J. Agric.Sci. Mansoura Univ., 32: 3651-3666.

  • Farooq, M., Wahid, A., Kobayashi, N., Fujita, D. and Basra, S.M.A. (2009). Plant drought stress: effects, mechanisms and management. Agron. Sustain. Dev., 29: 185-212.

  • Holland, D., Hatib, K. and Yaakov, I. Bar (2009). Pomegranate: botany, horticulture and breeding. Hort. Rev., 35: 127-191.

  • Ismail, A.F., Hussien, S.M., Shall, S.A. El and Fathi, M.A. (2007). Effect of irrigation and humic acid on Le-conte pear. J. Agric. Sci., Mansoura Univ., 32: 7589-7603.

  • Kothari, A.K., Jat, M.L. and Balyan, J.K. (2007). Water balance based crop planning for Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. Indian J. Soil Conservation, 35: 178-183.

  • Meshram, D.T. (2010). Stochastic modeling of evapotranspiration of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), Ph.D. Thesis, CTAE, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, RAJASTHAN (INDIA).

  • NRCP (2009). Annual Report 2008-2009. National Research Centre on Pomegranate, Solapur, Maharashtra, India, pp. 1-1.

  • Salam, M.A. and Mazrooe, S.A. (2006). Evapotranspiration estimates and water balance of Kuwait. J. Agrometeorol., 8 : 243-247.

  • Singh, R.K., Murthy, N.S. and Arya, M.P. (2004). Water balance components and effect of soil moisture on yield of wheat in mid Himalayan region of Uttaranchal. J. Agrometeorol., 6: 234-237.

  • Tan, K.H. (2003). Humic matter in soil and environment, principles and controversies. Marcel Dekker, Inc., Madison, NEW YORK, U.S.A.

  • Thornthwaite, C.W. (1948). An approach towards a rational classification of climate. Geographical Rev., 38 : 55-94.

  • Thornthwaite, C.W. and Mather, J.R. (1955). The water balance climate. 8(1). Dreseal Inst. of Tech., New Jersey. USA: 104.

  • Vera Potop (2011). Assessment of water deficit and or surplus during growing period of vegetable crops in Polari. Meso-climate microclimate and landscape structures and anthropogenic environments. Rock Mill, 2 : 4.2.


Abstract Views: 287

PDF Views: 0




  • Water Excess/Deficit Studies at Different Seasons (Bahars) of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Cultivation

Abstract Views: 287  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

Arun Bhagat
Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), India
Mangal Patil
Department of Soil Water Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rahjasthan), India

Abstract


The task of monitoring and controlling the field water balance is valuable for efficient management of water and soil which is required for the assessment of long term needs for supplemental irrigation, drainage and water utilization, establishment of certain soil-moisture-plant relationships and determination of optimum crop management practices.The study was carried out to estimate water surplus and deficit for 14 stations of Solapur district of Maharashtra for the period (1977-2007). The result reveals that the percentage maximum water deficit weeks was observed in Malsiras fallowed by Akluj and that of maximum surplus weeks was observed in Solapur followed by South Solapur for every pomegranate bahar for mature (5th years) pomegranate trees.

Keywords


Water Excess, Water Deficit, Water Balance, Bahars.

References