Calibration and Evaluation of Aquacrop for Maize (Zea Mays L.) under Different Irrigation and Cultivation Methods

• Autorzy: Hassan Diaa Fliah , Ati Alaa Salih , Neima AbdulKhalik Saleh

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/142123

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Crop models of simulation are utilised effectively to evaluate the management of irrigation strategies which help in managing the water use. The aim of this study was to verify the validity of the Aquacrop model of maize under the surface and sprinkler irrigation systems, and a cultivation system, borders and furrows, and for two varieties of Maze (Fajr and Drakma) at two different sites in Iraq, i.e. the Babylon and Al-Qadisiyah governorates. The current study conducted an experiment to evaluate the Aquacrop model capacity in simulating canopy cover (CC), biomass (B), dry yield, harvest index (HI), and water productivity (WP). The results of RMSE, R², MAE, d, NSE, CC, Pe indicated good results and high compatibility between the measured and simulated values. The highest achieved results were identical to the method of sprinkler irrigation due to the decrease in the amount of water consumed and the furrows cultivation method as the aerial roots were covered and the cultivar was Drakma. The highest values for the statistical data were R² (90 and 96%), RMSE (0.60, 0.73), MAE (0.5, 0.67), d (0.97, 0.97), NSE (0.87, 0.90), for the Babylon and Al-Qadisiyah sites, respectively. As for the CC values, they were very compatible with the values of R² and ranged between (92–99)%. The prediction error was Pe and minor errors were found. Thus, the Aquacrop model can be used reliably to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed irrigation management strategies for maize.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Aquacrop; sprinkler irrigation; canopy cover; maize

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 22, nr 10
• Strony: 192--204
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 54 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Hassan Diaa Fliah

• College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
• Water Resources Engineering College, Al-Qasim Green University, Babylon, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-6924

autor

Ati Alaa Salih

• College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

autor

Neima AbdulKhalik Saleh

• Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq

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