Modelling soil water redistribution in irrigated Japanese plum (prunus salicina) orchards in the Western Cape (South Africa)

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dc.contributor.authorJovanovic, Nebojša
dc.contributor.authorMotsei, Nonofo
dc.contributor.authorMashabatu, Munashe
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T10:11:43Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T10:11:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractJapanese plum (Prunus salicina) farming in the Western Cape (South Africa) is an important industry for the export market and job creation and is a large water user; however, adequate information on water requirements of this crop is not available in this semi-arid area. The objective of this study was to determine seasonal plum water requirements for the purpose of water use planning and allocation. The study made use of experimental data from four fully bearing, high-yielding plum orchards (cv African Delight and Fortune) in two major plum production regions (Robertson and Wellington). Crop water requirements and the soil water balance were modelled with the physically based HYDRUS-2D model. Seasonal crop water requirements were estimated to be between 524 mm (cv Fortune inWellington) and 864 mm (cv African Delight in Robertson).en_US
dc.identifier.citationJovanovic, N. et al. (2023). Modelling soil water redistribution in irrigated Japanese plum (prunus salicina) orchards in the Western Cape (South Africa). Horticulturae, 9(3), 395. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9030395en_US
dc.identifier.issn2311-7524
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9030395
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8844
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectCrop productionen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectGeoscienceen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectFarmingen_US
dc.titleModelling soil water redistribution in irrigated Japanese plum (prunus salicina) orchards in the Western Cape (South Africa)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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