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Simulation of Maize Grain Yield Variability within a Surface-Irrigated Field

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dc.creator Cavero Campo, José
dc.creator Playán Jubillar, Enrique
dc.creator Playán Jubillar, Enrique
dc.creator Zapata Ruiz, Nery
dc.creator Zapata Ruiz, Nery
dc.creator Faci González, José María
dc.date 2008-05-21T10:39:35Z
dc.date 2008-05-21T10:39:35Z
dc.date 2001-07
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T01:24:45Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T01:24:45Z
dc.identifier Agronomy Journal 93(4): 773-782 (2001)
dc.identifier 0002-1962
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10261/4405
dc.identifier 10.2134/agronj2001.934773x
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/4405
dc.description Spatial variability of crop yield within a surface-irrigated field is related to spatial variability of available water due to nonuniform irrigation and soil characteristics, among other factors (e.g., soil fertility). The infiltrated depth at each location within the field can be estimated by measurements of opportunity time and infiltration rate or simulated with irrigation models. We investigated the use of the crop growth model EPICphase to simulate the spatial variability of maize (Zea mays L.) grain yield within a level basin using estimated or simulated (with the irrigation model B2D) infiltrated depth. The relevance of the spatial variability of infiltration rate, opportunity time, and soil surface elevation in the simulation of grain yield spatial variability was also investigated. The measured maize grain yields at 73 locations within the level basin, ranging from 3.16 to 11.54 t ha-1 (SD = 1.79 t ha-1), were used for comparison. Estimated infiltrated depth considering uniform infiltration rate resulted in poor simulation of the spatial variability of grain yield [SD = 0.59 t ha-1, root mean square error (RMSE) = 1.98 t ha-1]. Simulated infiltrated depth with the irrigation model considering uniform infiltration rate and soil surface elevation resulted in grain yield simulations with lower variability than measured (SD = 0.64 t ha-1, RMSE = 1.58 t ha-1). Introducing both sources of spatial variability in the irrigation model resulted in the best simulation of grain yield spatial variability (SD = 1.68 t ha-1, RMSE = 1.16 t ha-1; regression of calculated vs. measured yields: slope = 0.74, r2 = 0.56).
dc.description This work was supported by the CICYT (HID96-1380-C02-02).
dc.description Peer reviewed
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher American Society of Agronomy
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj2001.934773x
dc.rights closedAccess
dc.title Simulation of Maize Grain Yield Variability within a Surface-Irrigated Field
dc.type Artículo


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