Water Requirement and Irrigation Scheduling of Selected Legume Crops Using CROPWAT 8.0 at Amibara, Middle Awash Valley Ethiopia

Nigusie Abebe

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Water Requirement and Irrigation Scheduling of Selected Legume Crops Using CROPWAT 8.0 at Amibara, Middle Awash Valley Ethiopia

Nigusie Abebe

Published in International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 7, Issue 2)

Received: 22 March 2022 Accepted: 19 April 2022 Published: 7 May 2022

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Abstract

Determination of crop water requirements and appropriate irrigation scheduling is one of the key agricultural water management to apply the required water needed to the crop at a required time. A study was carried out to determine the crop water requirement and irrigation scheduling of the selected legume crops grown under irrigated conditions at Amibara Middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia. The crops include chickpea, common bean, and mung bean. By using the 33-years climatic data, crop evapotranspiration (ETc), reference crop evapotranspiration (ETo), and irrigation water requirement for each crop were determined using the CROPWAT model which is based on the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) paper number 56 (FAO56). The study shows that the CWR for the October 15 planted chickpea, common bean and mung bean was 372.6mm, 412.1 mm, and 333.3mm respectively. The gross irrigation requirement was estimated to be 583.6 mm, 646.6 mm, and 531 mm for chickpea, common bean, and mungbean respectively. These results could be used as guidelines for the user for appropriate irrigation scheduling of the selected legume crops in the study area.

Published in	International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 7, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220702.11
Page(s)	67-72
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Reference Evapotranspiration, Crop Water Requirement, Irrigation Requirement, Legume Crops, Cropwat

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Nigusie Abebe. Water Requirement and Irrigation Scheduling of Selected Legume Crops Using CROPWAT 8.0 at Amibara, Middle Awash Valley Ethiopia. Int J Nat Resour Ecol Manag. 2022;7(2):67-72. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20220702.11

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Werer Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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