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Crop Coefficients
Blaine Hanson
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
University of California, Davis
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Irrigation Water Management:Science, Art, or Guess?
Blaine HansonUniversity of California, Davis
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Evapotranspiration = crop water use
Transpiration (T) - water evaporation from leaves
Evaporation (E) - water evaporation from soil
Small plant canopy – E greater than T
Large plant canopy - T greater than E
Most of the evaporation occurs during stand establishment
More than 95% of the soil water uptake by plants becomes transpiration
Very difficult to separate T and E
Very difficult to measure ET
Evapotranspiration (ET)
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Units of evapotranspiration
Depth of water = volume of water ÷ area 1 inch of water = amount of water ponded one inch
deep over 1 acre
1 foot of water = amount of water ponded one foot deep over 1 acre
Standardizes water Independent of field size
Crop water use expressed in inches of water is the same for all fields
Volume of water (acre-inches) = inches of water x acres irrigated
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Crop Evapotranspiration (ET)
Maximum Yield
Main cause of ET less than maximum ETis insufficient soil moisture
Why is ET important?
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Processing Onion (clay loam)
Applied water (inches)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Yie
ld (
ton
s/a
cre
)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Yield = 0.956 x AW + 6.39; r2
= 0.99
Note: applied water = ET
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Measuring evapotranspiration (ET)
Difficult and expensive to measure
Even more difficult to separate transpiration and soil evaporation
Methods Lysimeter
Meteorological methods
Soil moisture measurements
Other
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LysimeterVery expensiveNot practical for commercial
field measurementsSoil/crop characteristics inside
lysimeter similar to those in immediate vicinity
Potential for accurate measurements
Daily/hourly values
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Micrometeorological MethodsNet radiation, air temperature,
humidity, wind speed, soil temperature, soil heat flux
Moderate expenseFlexible – can be use in commercial fieldsReasonable accuracy under proper
conditionsMeasurements reflect field-wide conditionsFetch requirements, sensor damage, data
logger problems Daily/hourly data
Eddy Covariance
Bowen ratioSurface renewal
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Soil moisture measurementsRelatively inexpensiveFlexible – can be used in
commercial fieldsSuitable method – accurate if properly
calibrated, volume of soil measured,measurement location relativeto root distribution, etc.
Assumes change in soil moisture over time equals ET (maynot be appropriate under shallowground water conditions)
Missing data due to inaccessibility during and just after irrigation
Daily/hourly values not practical
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Subsurface drip irrigation (processing tomato)
Days after planting
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Daily
ev
ap
otr
an
sp
irati
on
(in
ch
es p
er
day
)
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Evapotranspirattion (ET)
Reference ET (ETo)
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Subsurface drip irrigation (processing tomato)
Days after planting
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Y D
ata
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
ET
E
T
ETo
Sprinkle irrigation
E = 8%; T= 92%
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Furrow irrigation (processing tomato)
Days after planting
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Y D
ata
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
ET
E
T
EToSprinkle irrigation
Furrow irrigation
E = 15%; T = 85%
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Sacramento Valley (CH2) 2006
Day of year
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Daily
ev
ap
otr
an
sp
irati
on
(in
ch
es/d
ay
)
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
Reference ET
ET
Date
Jun 1May 1 Jul 1
Aug 1Sep 1
Apr 1Mar 1
Oct 1Nov 1
(Alfalfa)
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Estimating ET at the farm level
ET = Kc x ETo Kc = crop coefficient (crop type, stage of growth, plant health)
ETo = reference crop ET
ET of well-watered grass (California) or alfalfa (Idaho)
Determined from climatic data and complex equations developed experimentally
California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) Network of weather stations used to collect climate data for
calculating ETo
Installed by UCD /DWR and maintained by DWR
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Crop coefficients
Crop coefficient (Kc) = ET ÷ ETo
ET = crop evapotranspiration
ETo = reference crop ET (obtained from CIMIS in California)
Factors affecting Kc Crop type
Stage of Growth
Soil moisture
Health of plants
Cultural practices
Crop coefficients are normally determined under highly controlled conditions of adequate soil moisture, good plant health, and cultural practices
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CIMIS weather station – data and complex equations
are used to calculate a reference crop ET
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Day of Year
100 150 200 250 300
Cro
p C
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4Tomato - Sacramento Valley
Initial Stage
Rapid Growth Stage Mid-
season Stage
Late SeasonStage
10 % Ground Shading
70 to 80 % Ground Shading
Crop Coefficients - Annual Crops
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Types of crop coefficients
Basil crop coefficients (Kcb) Dry soil surface conditions
Transpiration only
Dual crop coefficients Separate coefficients for evaporation (Kce) and transpiration
(Kcb) conditions
Kc = Kce + Kcb
Very little data exist on Kce
Most evaporation occurs during stand establishment
Not appropriate for farm level water management
Combined crop coefficients (Kc)
Evaporation and transpiration are not separated
Most common type of crop coefficient
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Processing tomatoes
Days after planting
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
Kc (combined) – days after planting
Sprinkle irrigation Rainfall
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Subsurface drip irrigation (processing tomato)
Days after planting
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Kce
Kcb
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Expressing crop coefficients (Kc)
Kc - calendar (day of year) basis: site, time, and climate specific
Kc - days after planting: site, time, and climate specific
Kc - canopy cover: universal?, limited data; requires measuring canopy cover during the crop season
Kc - growing degree days (heat units): universal?, calculated values of growing degree days not available in California GDD = [(Tmax –Tmin) ÷ 2] –Tbase
Tmax = maximum daily temperature
Tmin = minimum daily temperature
Tbase = minimum temperature at which no plant growth occurs
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Kc – day of year or days after planting relationships
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Tomatoes
Day of year
50 100 150 200 250 300
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6Drip 2001
Furrow 2002
Drip 2002
Drip D 2003
Drip H 2003
Drip 2004
Furrow 2004
Crop coefficient – day of year
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Day of Year
40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300
Cro
p C
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1 Mar.
2 Apr.
1 May
25 May
1 Mar. 1 Apr. 1 May 1 Jun. 1 Jul. 1 Aug. 1 Sept. 1 Oct.
Planting Dates
Tomatoes Kc – day of year
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Kc – days after plantingTomatoes (San Joaquin Valley)
Days after planting
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
2001 drip
2002 furrow
2002 drip
2003 drp1
2003 drip2
2004 drip
2004 furrow
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Alfalfa - Imperial Valley 2010
Day of year
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nts
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
Actual Kc
Average Kc
Kc – day of year
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Cowpea (W. R. DeTar, 2009)
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Kc – canopy cover (C) relationships
Canopy cover = percent of soil surface shaded by the plantcover at mid-day
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Canopy cover = 100 x canopy width (W) bed spacing (B)
B
Tomato
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Canopy Cover (%)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
Cro
p C
oe
ffic
ien
t
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
Drip H2003
Drip D2003
Drip 2002
Drip 2001
Drip 2004
Furrow 2002
Regression
Kc = 0.115 + 0.0181 x C - 0.0000815 x C2; r
2 = 0.957; P = <0.0001
Kc – canopy cover (tomato)
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Lettuce (San Joaquin Valley)
Canopy cover (%)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
T.J. Trout relationship
Imperial Valley 1991
Imperial Valley 1992
Kc – canopy cover
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Broccoli
Canopy cover (%)
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Grattan relationship
Five Points
Brawley
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Pepper (T. Trout)
Canopy cover (%)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
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Cotton (R. Hutmacher)
Canopy cover (%)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
GC510 1992
Pima 1992
GC510 1993
Pima 1993
Regression line
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Canopy cover (%)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
Onion (Spain)
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April 9
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May 15
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Processing onion (surface drip irrigation) - (planting date in late December or early January)
Days after planting
60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Can
op
y c
ov
er
(%)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Cro
p c
oeffic
ien
t
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
Canopy cover
Crop coefficient
Southern San Joaquin Valley
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Garlic
Days after planting
60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220
Can
op
y c
over
(%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
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Garlic (February 25)
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Garlic (J. Ayars, 2008)
Day of year
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
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Kc – growing degree days relationships
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Onion (New Mexico)
Cumulative growing degree days
0 1000 2000 3000 4000
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Kc – growing degree day
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Garlic (J. Ayars, 2008)
Growing degree days
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Cro
p c
oeff
icie
nt
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
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Cowpea (W. R. DeTar, 2009)
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Tomatoes
Growing degree days (oF)
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Drip 2001
Furrow 2002
Drip 2002
Drip D 2003
Drip H 2003
Drip 2004
Furrow 2004
Crop coefficients – growing degree days
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Is enough water being applied?
How much water should be applied? ET between irrigations = Kc x ETo x days between
irrigation
Desired depth = ET between irrigations ÷ irrigation efficiency (best guess – 80 to 90 %)
How much water was applied during an irrigation? Applied depth (inches) = (flow rate in gallons per
minute x hours of irrigation) ÷ (449 x irrigated acres)
Compare desired depth with applied depth
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Concerns
The science part of irrigation water management ET and ETo data, crop coefficients
Site and time specific
Limited number of experiments
Kc – canopy cover relationships appear to be more universal than other crop coefficient relationships
Problems Effect of field to field variability on ET and Kc – climate , soil,
cultural practices
Effect of year to year variability on ET and Kc – year to year climate changes, cultural practices
The art and guess of irrigation water management Trying to make limited scientific data developed under a
particular time/site-specific situation fit a particular farm
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Recommendation
Use ETo and crop coefficients to determine how much water should be applied
Use flow meters to determine if enough water was applied
Monitor soil moisture status with Watermark sensors Determine adequacy of irrigation
Wetting patterns
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Onion - four inches from drip line
120 140 160 180 200 220
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Onion - 10 inches from drip line
Day of year
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Depth (inches)
Depth (inches)
May 1 June 1 July 1 August 1
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