Performance evaluation of selected crop yield-water use models for wheat crop
Journal: ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT (Vol.1, No. 1)Publication Date: 2001-10-01
Authors : H.E. Igbadun; O.J. Mudiare; A. Ahmed;
Page : 7-16
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Abstract
Crop yield-water use models that provide useful information about the exact form of crop response to different amounts of water used by the crop throughout its growth stages and those that provide adequate information for decisions on optimal use of water in the farm were evaluated. Three crop yield models: Jensen (1968), Minhas et al., (1974) and Bras and Cordova (1981) additive type models were studied. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) was planted at the Institute for Agricultural Research Farm during the 1995/96 and 1996/97 irrigation seasons of November to March. The data collected from the field experiments during the 1995/96 planting season were used to calibrate the models and their stress sensitivity factors estimated for four selected growth stages of the wheat crop. The ability of the model to predict grain yield of wheat with the estimated stress sensitivity factors was evaluated by comparing predicted grain yields by each model with those obtained in the field during the 1996/97 season. The three models performed fairly well in predicting grain yields, as the predicted results were not significantly different from the field measured grain yield at 5% level of significance.
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