Quantifying the consumptive water use of Japanese plum orchards in the Western Cape province using the SEBS and SEBAL models
| dc.contributor.author | Motsei, Nonofo | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Jovanović, Nebojša | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-06T08:13:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-06T08:13:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Japanese plums form part of a multi-billion-rand deciduous fruit industry in South Africa. As with other dry countries, South Africa faces several water-related challenges, namely increasing water scarcity driven by a high population growth rate, rising intersectoral competition for water resources and climate change. Due to the low and erratic rainfall in the country, plums are grown under irrigation. As such the availability of water is crucial for the sustainability and growth of the South African fruit industry. Previous studies have successfully determined the water requirements of various fruit crops (e.g., apples, oranges), however, the water use requirements of plum orchards have not been sufficiently investigated. This paucity of knowledge forms the baseline of this study which aims to quantify the seasonal water use of high performing full-bearing Japanese plum orchards. To address this aim, the study was divided into two sections. In the first section, the water use of optimally irrigated, full bearing and high performing Japanese plum orchards planted to mid and late maturing Fortune and African Delight cultivars was estimated using the SEBS model and Fruit Look (SEBAL). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/17634 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Universty of the Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | South Africa | |
| dc.subject | Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | SEBS model | |
| dc.subject | FruitLook ET | |
| dc.subject | Agricultural space | |
| dc.title | Quantifying the consumptive water use of Japanese plum orchards in the Western Cape province using the SEBS and SEBAL models | |
| dc.type | Thesis |