Title
Determination of evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh for domestication and conservation on uplands
Other title
Determinación de evapotranspiración y coeficiente de cultivo de Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh para su domesticación y conservación en suelos de tierra firme
Date Issued
01 September 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Araújo W.F.
Chagas P.C.
da Silva Siqueira R.H.
Chagas E.A.
Paulichi M.G.
de Lima J.V.G.
Sakazaki R.T.
Neto J.L.L.M.
Valero M.Á.M.
Pinho C.C.S.
Paes-De Almeida L.F.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Autonoma Chapingo
Abstract
Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh is a fruit tree native to the Amazon with great potential due to its nutraceutical properties; thus, ex situ adaptation technologies should be developed. The objective of this study was to determine the evapotranspiration (ETc) and crop coefficient (Kc) of Myrciaria dubia for domestication and conservation on uplands. Two Myrciaria dubia plants of 2, 4, and 6 years old with similar morphological characteristics of height, number of branches (basal and terminal), and diameter (stem and canopy) were transplanted into drainage lysimeters. Residue of organic mulching composed of a native grass (Trachypogon plumosus) was applied once to one plant of each age category. The mean ETc values for 2-, 4-, and 6-year-old plants in the presence and absence of mulch were 2- and 2.7-mm∙day-1, 3.2- and 3.9-mm∙day-1, and 6.1- and 7.2-mm∙day-1, respectively. The mean Kc values in the EI, EII, and EIII phenological stages with and without mulch were 0.4 and 0.6, 0.6 and 0.8, and 1.1 and 1.3, respectively. The ETc and Kc values for Myrciaria dubia plants with organic mulching can be used in irrigation planning for cultivation, domestication, conservation, and efficient use of water resources in tropical savannas of Roraima, Brazil.
Start page
175
End page
188
Volume
26
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Horticultura, Viticultura
Ciencia del suelo
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099851718
Source
Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura
ISSN of the container
1027-152X
Sponsor(s)
Los autores agradecen al Consejo Nacional para el Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (CNPq) por su apoyo económico a través del Proyecto Universal 408673/2016-8, y a la Coordinación para el Mejoramiento del Personal de Educación Superior (CAPES) por otorgar una beca al autor principal.
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