Hydrology: Current Research

Laaboudi A

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• Research Article
  Water Requirement Modelling for Wheat under Arid Climatic Conditions
  Author(s): Laaboudi A and Mouhouche BLaaboudi A and Mouhouche B
  
  Algeria is an agriculture country where wheat is staple food of this region. Wheat is a winter crop and sown almost throughout the country. Winter season starts from October and normally ends in April. Water requirement of wheat followed variations in terms of location and time of the season. The northern of the country receives good rains during growth stages of wheat. But the southern of the country always requires irrigation and the groundwater is used extensively. Thousands of hectares are irrigated by pivot centres in extreme weather conditions. Better manage of limited water resources is the main objective of this study. Estimation of wheat maximum evapotranspiration with a Semi empirical approach used directly by the farmers, in lack of meteorological parameters, allows reaching this objective. The water balance of wheat was obtained by using non-weighing lysimeters. It was fou.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7587.1000130

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