Assessing water requirement of orange trees using sap flow measurements in Narkhed-Pandhurna critical zone observatory (CZO) in central India

Authors

  • ASHUTOSH KUMAR MISHRA Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • PARAS R. PUJARI Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • SHALINI DHYANI Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • PARIKSHIT VERMA Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • RAMESH JANIPELLA Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • PANDURANG BALWANT Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • SAPTARSHI D. PURKAYASTHA Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • RAFAT QUAMAR Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India
  • JYOTHI VELIGETI Water Technology & Management Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v23i1.83

Keywords:

Orange tree, sap flow, thermal dissipation probe, water requirement

Abstract

We used thermal dissipation method for sap flux measurements in orange trees to assess its water requirement in Narkhed-Pandhurna region. Thermal Dissipation Probe (TDP) sensors were installed in 5-year old (young) and 15-year old (mature) orange trees to measure the diurnal sap flux variations in trees during November 21, 2019, to January 31, 2020 (71 days). The results show that the maximum daily water uptake by the 5-year old tree was 1.1 L observed on 39th day of measurement (December 29, 2019) and in the 15-year old tree it was 5.0 L, and it observed on 38th day (December 28, 2019) of measurement. The cumulative water uptake during the study period by the 5-year old tree was 49.0 L, and the 15-year old tree consumed 257.4 L of water. The results were compared with the recommended irrigational values of Indian Horticulture Board (IHB), Government of India (GoI) and Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA), Government of Maharashtra (GoMH) for orange orchards. The initial investigation shows that recommended guidelines for irrigation of orange trees are exorbitantly high and needs to be revised. The sap flow methods are more precise that can measure sap flow at a very short interval and can generate a time series of data. It can be used to revise the guidelines with the aim to conserve water and propose precision water irrigation for the study area in particular and different agro-climatic zones of the country in general.

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Published

01-03-2021

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ASHUTOSH KUMAR MISHRA, PARAS R. PUJARI, SHALINI DHYANI, PARIKSHIT VERMA, RAMESH JANIPELLA, PANDURANG BALWANT, SAPTARSHI D. PURKAYASTHA, RAFAT QUAMAR, & JYOTHI VELIGETI. (2021). Assessing water requirement of orange trees using sap flow measurements in Narkhed-Pandhurna critical zone observatory (CZO) in central India. Journal of Agrometeorology, 23(1), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v23i1.83

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