Estimation of evapotranspiration and single and dual crop coefficients of acai palm in the Eastern Amazon (Brazil) using the Bowen ratio system

dc.contributor.authorSousa, Denis de Pinho
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Thiago Feliph Silva [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorTavares, Lucas Belem
dc.contributor.authorFarias, Vivian Dielly da Silva
dc.contributor.authorLima, Marcus Jose Alves de
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Hildo Giuseppe Garcia Caldas
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Deborah Luciany Pires
dc.contributor.authorOrtega-Farias, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorSouza, Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Ponte
dc.contributor.institutionFed Rural Univ Amazonia
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionFed Univ Para
dc.contributor.institutionMuseu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Talca
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T12:31:15Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T12:31:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-03
dc.description.abstractThe acai palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) is a fruit from the Amazon that is originally found in flooded areas. Over recent years, its marketability has gained significant interest in Brazil and abroad because of its agronomic, nutritional and economic potential. However, there is a lack of technical-scientific information about crop water requirements for irrigation management during the reproductive phase of acai palm. Therefore, the aim of this research was to estimate the water requirements (crop evapotranspiration (ETc), single (Kc) and dual (Kcb + Ke) crop coefficients) of acai palm in the Eastern Amazon (Brazil) using the Bowen ratio system. A micrometeorological tower was installed in the center of an experimental area to monitor ETc and meteorological variables. Phenological development was monitored during two growing seasons. Soil water evaporation was determined on a daily scale using weighing microlysimeters. Ke and Kcb values were calculated by the ratio of soil surface evaporation and transpiration to reference evapotranspiration (ETo), respectively. Total water requirements of the acai palms were 1165 mm, with a daily average of 3.49 mm day(-1) for the growing season. The average values of Kc, Ke and Kcb for the acai palm were 1.08; 0.21 and 0.84, respectively. The findings will assist the design of irrigation management protocols for acai trees that are better tailored to satisfy crop water requirements. This will allow improved water use efficiency, ensuring tree crop sustainability.en
dc.description.affiliationFed Rural Univ Amazonia, Grad Program Agron, Belem, Para, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Grad Program Agron Crop Prod, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFed Rural Univ Amazonia, Forest Engn, Belem, Para, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFed Univ Para, Dept Agron, Altamira, Para, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFed Rural Univ Amazonia, Dept Agron, Capitao Poco, Para, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationMuseu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Inst Training Program, MPEG, Belem, Para, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Talca, Res & Extens Ctr Irrigat & Agroclimatol CITRA, Casilla 747, Talca 3460000, Chile
dc.description.affiliationUniv Talca, Res Program Adaptat Agr Climate Change A2C2, Fac Agr Sci, Casilla 747, Talca 3460000, Chile
dc.description.affiliationFed Rural Univ Amazonia, Belem, Para, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Grad Program Agron Crop Prod, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.format.extent5-22
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00271-020-00710-2
dc.identifier.citationIrrigation Science. New York: Springer, v. 39, n. 1, p. 5-22, 2021.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00271-020-00710-2
dc.identifier.issn0342-7188
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/209847
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000604479600001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofIrrigation Science
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.titleEstimation of evapotranspiration and single and dual crop coefficients of acai palm in the Eastern Amazon (Brazil) using the Bowen ratio systemen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.springer.com/open+access/authors+rights?SGWID=0-176704-12-683201-0
dcterms.rightsHolderSpringer
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-5300-6383[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-3803-0606[2]
unesp.departmentProdução Vegetal - FCAVpt

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