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: Received: 20 October 2023 / Approved: 23 October 2023 / Online: 24 October 2023 (10:56:46 CEST)
How to cite:
Motsei, N.; Jovanović, N.; Dube, T.; Mashabatu, M.; Mathews, U.; Nqumkana, Y. Quantifying the Seasonal Crop Water Requirements of Mature Full-bearing Japanese Plum Orchards: A Review. Preprints2023, 2023101506. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1506.v1
Motsei, N.; Jovanović, N.; Dube, T.; Mashabatu, M.; Mathews, U.; Nqumkana, Y. Quantifying the Seasonal Crop Water Requirements of Mature Full-bearing Japanese Plum Orchards: A Review. Preprints 2023, 2023101506. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1506.v1
Motsei, N.; Jovanović, N.; Dube, T.; Mashabatu, M.; Mathews, U.; Nqumkana, Y. Quantifying the Seasonal Crop Water Requirements of Mature Full-bearing Japanese Plum Orchards: A Review. Preprints2023, 2023101506. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1506.v1
APA Style
Motsei, N., Jovanović, N., Dube, T., Mashabatu, M., Mathews, U., & Nqumkana, Y. (2023). Quantifying the Seasonal Crop Water Requirements of Mature Full-bearing Japanese Plum Orchards: A Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1506.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Motsei, N., Ubaidullah Mathews and Yolanda Nqumkana. 2023 "Quantifying the Seasonal Crop Water Requirements of Mature Full-bearing Japanese Plum Orchards: A Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1506.v1
Abstract
Japanese plums form part of a multi-billion rand deciduous fruit industry in South Africa. Despite this, there is a paucity of knowledge on the seasonal water requirements of plum orchards. In a time of changing climatic conditions and diminishing water resources, this gap in literature poses an imminent threat to the long-term sustainability and global competitiveness of the South African plum industry. Therefore, this paper aimed to provide a review of the available literature on the crop water requirements of full-bearing well-irrigated Japanese plum orchards for improved agricultural water management. Full-year water requirements for well-watered full-bearing Japanese orchards ranged between 921 and 1 211 mm a-1 with a mean value of 1 084 ±140 mm a-1. Canopy growth and pruning appeared to be the most common causes of differences in water requirement estimates. Growing season length also plays a role with late-season maturing orchards having higher water requirements than their early and mid-maturing counterparts. The knowledge review provided benchmark figures for the annual water requirements of Japanese plums. However further research is required to determine the water requirement of plums from planting to full-bearing age and the response of plum trees to water stress, in a South African context.
Keywords
agricultural water management; crop water requirements; evapotranspiration; Japanese plums
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Water Science and Technology
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