TY  - GEN
TI  - Software for on-farm irrigation scheduling of stone fruit orchards under water limitations
AU  - Zapata Ruiz, Nery
AU  - Chalghaf, Ilyes
AU  - Nerilli, Enrico
AU  - Latorre Garcés, Borja
AU  - López Marín, Cristina
AU  - Martínez-Cob, Antonio
AU  - Girona, J
AU  - Playán Jubillar, Enrique
PY  - 2012
PB  - Elsevier
LA  - eng
KW  - Irrigation scheduling software
KW  - Regulated deficit irrigation
KW  - Fruit trees
KW  - Growing degree-days
KW  - Crop stages
KW  - Fruit growth
AB  - 46 Pags., 3 Tabls., 10 Figs. The definitive version is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01681699 ; Software con manual de uso en: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/45608 ; This paper presents a real-time, on-farm irrigation scheduling software (RIDECO). The software was been designed for stone fruit orchards in the semiarid conditions of Spain. The characterization of stone fruit crop water requirements for the local conditions and under different irrigation strategies is presented. Meteorological data in the study area is collected daily from the SIAR public network of weather stations in an automated fashion. Subsequently, values of cumulative degree-days are computed to identify the stages of fruit growth and crop development. The software allows performing weekly irrigation schedules under standard, regulated deficit irrigation and water restriction conditions. The irrigation scheduling software stands as a valuable tool for on-farm water resources allocation planning. It can be used to forecast the irrigation water required to meet seasonal meteorological, agronomical and managerial scenarios in stone fruit orchards. RIDECO can also be used to plan deficit irrigation strategies in cases of severe water restrictions. The software can be parameterized to adjust to specific varieties and local farming conditions. A variety of graphs assist irrigation managers in their decisions. ; The authors sequence in this paper follows the "first-last-author-emphasis" norm. This research was funded by the Plan Nacional de I+D+i of the Government of Spain through grant RIDECO-CONSOLIDER CSD2006-00067. ; Peer reviewed
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10261/58261
DO  - 10.1016/j.compag.2012.07.001
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/base-ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/58261
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -