ABSTRACT Sugarcane irrigation is one of the main technologies to increase productivity and profitability in the sugar-energy sector. However, to improve the management of water resources in Brazil, growers need to obtain a water rights permitfrom regulatory agencies. The calculation of water rights is determined from data based on estimates of rainfall and reference evapotranspiration (ETo) provided by the Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico (ANA). The primary hypothesis of this study was that the method proposed by ANA to calculate water rights did not provide operational security since it lacked an adequate probabilistic character. As a corollary, we included a secondary hypothesis stating that determining flows through the simplified FAO method proposed in the CROPWAT 8.0 manual displayed vulnerability due to the criteria to choose the representative years. This research aimed to compare such methodologies with a more detailed case study (standard method), taking into account the temporal variability of these estimates, the irrigation criteria, and the probability of occurrence of ETo and rainfall to determine water rights for sugarcane irrigation. During the period between Apr and Sept (dry period), the calculation method proposed by ANA met the needs of the project. However, when rainfall was concentrated (Oct to Mar), the calculation method tended to underestimate the monthly values of available flows. The simplified method proposed by FAO and the alternative method proposed here approached ideal conditions. sugarenergy sugar energy sector However Brazil agencies (ETo ANA. . (ANA) character corollary 80 8 0 8. years standard method, , method) dry period, period) project Oct Mar, Mar Mar) conditions (ANA

RESUMO: Nas últimas décadas pesquisas voltadas à irrigação de precisão, impulsionadas pelas mudanças climáticas, desenvolveram uma infinidade de estratégias, métodos e tecnologias para reduzir o consumo de água em projetos de irrigação, para adaptação à crescente ocorrência de escassez de água, secas agrícolas e competição entre os setores agrícolas e industriais pelo uso da água. Nesta conjuntura, a adoção de práticas de economia e aplicação de água, implica em uma abordagem multidisciplinar para a quantificação precisa das necessidades de água das culturas, sob diversas práticas de disponibilidade e manejo da água. Dessa forma, este artigo de revisão tem como objetivo apresentar uma revisão sobre as tecnologias e novas tendências no contexto da irrigação de precisão, as perspectivas futuras e analisar criticamente noções e meios para manter altos índices de produtividade da terra e da água, que minimizem o consumo de água irracional a nível de campo. RESUMO precisão climáticas estratégias conjuntura culturas forma campo

ABSTRACT: In recent decades, research on precision irrigation driven by climate change has developed a multitude of strategies, methods and technologies to reduce water consumption in irrigation projects and to adapt to the increasing occurrence of water scarcity, agricultural droughts and competition between agricultural and industrial sectors for the use of water. In this context, the adoption of water-saving and application practices implies a multidisciplinary approach to accurately quantify the water needs of crops under different water availability and management practices. Thus, this review article presented a review of technologies and new trends in the context of precision irrigation, future perspectives and critically analyze notions and means to maintain high levels of land and water productivity, which minimize irrational water consumption at the field level. ABSTRACT decades strategies scarcity watersaving saving Thus productivity level

ABSTRACT: The use of plastic mulching and high frequency hydroponic drip irrigation (intensive production methods) watering cycle may increase tabasco pepper crop production per unit area. To test this hypothesis, two randomized block experiments were conducted in a greenhouse, using a 2 × 4 factorial scheme with two contrasting soil types (sandy loam and loamy soil), two mulching conditions of soil cover (SC), and no soil cover (NC) at four frequencies: 1, 3, 12, and 24 irrigations every three days. The growth and yield pepper components were evaluated and the water use efficiency (WUE) was calculated. Mulching did increase fruit dry mass percentage (FDMP), WUE, and potassium use efficiency (KUE) in sandy loam soil. The greater frequency fertigation did not increase fruit fresh mass (FFM), number of fruits (NF), fruit average mass (FAM), fruit dry mass (FDM), FDMP, or WUE in sandy loam and loamy soils. Tabasco pepper has a permanent shrub growth habit that is somewhat different from horticultural crops, besides it is usually responsive to high frequency irrigation under vegetative intensive growth.

ABSTRACT: Awareness of evapotranspiration (ET) and crop coefficient (Kc) is necessary for irrigation management in coffee crops. ET and Kc spatial variabilities are disregarded in traditional methods. Methods based on radiometric measurements have potential to obtain these spatialized variables. The Kc curve and spatial variability of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) were determined using images from Landsat 8 satellite. We used images of young and adult coffee plantations from OLI (Operational Land Imager) and TIRS (Thermal Infrared Sensor) sensors over a two-year period. Evapotranspiration was estimated using the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL). Moreover, the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) was estimated through the Penman-Monteith method. We obtained the values for the evapotranspiration fraction (ETf), analogous to Kc, according to ET and ETo values. The study was conducted in Buritis, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in areas cropped with Coffea arabica irrigated by central pivots. A comparative analysis was made using different statistical indices. Average ETa was 2.17 mm d−1 for young coffee plantations, , and the Kc mean value was 0.6. For adult coffee plantations, average ETa was 3.95 mm d−1, , and the K mean value was 0.85. The ET and K data obtained based on the SEBAL algorithm displayed similar values to studies that used traditional methods. This model has huge potential to estimate ET of different stages of coffee plantation for the region studied.

ABSTRACT. The leaf area index (LAI) is relevant in studies of phenomena at different scales, such as for the leaf to canopy scale and the calculation of the extinction coefficient of photosynthetically active radiation (kPAR), providing input for the parameterization of physiological basis models. The objective of this work was to verify the variation of the LAI and the coffee kPAR subjected to different drip irrigation levels (130, 100, 70, and 40%) and to compare the data obtained from radiation bar linear sensors (SunScan) in the plants that received full irrigation with the values found by other LAI estimation methodologies. The study was conducted in Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil, using the species Coffea arabica cv. Red Catuaí IAC 144; a drip irrigation system was adopted, with the irrigation controlled by tensiometry. The mean LAI values were higher in the L130 (irrigation level of 130%) and L100 (irrigation level of 100%) treatments than those with deficit irrigation depths. The mean kPAR values were lower for the L130 and L100 treatments than the values found in the deficit irrigation depth treatments. When comparing SunScan to other methodologies, the mean error (ME) and absolute mean error (AME) were high.

Resumo A tolerância à seca é um dos principais atributos para a seleção de porta-enxertos de citros em programas de melhoramento genético. Solução de PEG 4.000 a 110 g L-1 (potencial osmótico de -376 kPa) foi aplicada para avaliar respostas biométricas, fisiológicas e bioquímicas de plantas enxertadas de citros em recipientes. Laranja ‘Valencia’ enxertada em limão ‘Cravo’ (tolerante à seca) apresentou maior crescimento vegetativo do que sobre citrumelo ‘Swingle’ (intolerante à seca), independentemente do estresse por PEG. Contudo, as respostas biológicas ao agente osmótico foram similares para ambos os porta-enxertos. Matéria seca, trocas gasosas e concentração de amido em folhas e raízes foram reduzidas pela aplicação de PEG. Potencial hídrico às 14 h e concentrações foliares de Fe e Mn aumentaram com sintomas severos de fitotoxicidade. Esses resultados corroboram a limitação de PEG para avaliar a tolerância à seca de citros em plantas inteiras.

Abstract Drought tolerance is a major trait for the selection of citrus rootstocks in breeding programs. PEG 4000 solution at 110 g L-1 (osmotic potential of -376 kPa) was used to evaluate biometric, physiological, and biochemical responses of grafted citrus plants in pots. ‘Valencia’ sweet orange plants grafted onto ‘Rangpur’ lime (drought tolerant) rootstock showed greater plant growth compared to that on ‘Swingle’ citrumelo (drought sensitive) rootstock, regardless of PEG-induced stress; however, biological responses to PEG were similar on both rootstocks. Plant dry weight, gas exchange, and leaf and root starch concentrations were reduced by PEG. Water potential at 2:00 p.m. and Fe and Mn leaf concentrations increased with severe phytotoxic symptoms. The results corroborate the limitation of PEG for assessing drought tolerance of citrus plants at the whole plant level.

The wetted area fraction is a factor critical to the success of drip irrigation. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of partial soil wetting on transpiration, vegetative growth and root system of young orange trees. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse where plants were grown in 0.5 m3boxes internally divided into compartments. The wetting of 12 % of soil area was tested on two types of soil cultivated with ‘Valencia’ orange trees grafted onto Rangpur lime and ‘Swingle’ citrumelo rootstocks. Transpiration was determined in 40 plants. Water extraction and root density were evaluated in the compartments. Transpiration is reduced by restriction in wetted soil area, and such reduction is influenced by the number of days after the beginning of partial irrigation, atmospheric evaporative demand and plant phenological stage. Mean transpiration of plants with partial irrigation was equivalent to 84 % of the mean transpiration of plants with 100 % of wetted soil area in the period studied. However, after 156 days of imposing partial irrigation there was no difference in transpiration between treatments. Plant acclimation was caused by an increase in root concentration in the irrigated area. After a period of acclimation, if the entire root system is wetted, soil water extraction becomes proportional to the percentage of wetted area after a short period of time. Despite the reduction in transpiration, there was no difference between treatments with 12 % and 100 % of wetted soil area in terms of vegetative growth.

A intensificação dos cultivos e os aspectos técnico-econômicos e ambientais requerem maior eficiência concernente à aplicação dos fatores de produção, visando à manutenção da capacidade produtiva dos solos, à obtenção de hortaliças e de frutos de boa qualidade. Dentre os fatores de produção, a água e os macronutrientes NPK são os que limitam os rendimentos do melão com maior frequência. Este trabalho teve como objetivo identificar a influência do gotejamento subterrâneo e do mulching, em ambiente protegido, na produtividade da água e dos macronutrientes NPK, num cultivo de melão em dois tipos de solo: Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo (franco-arenoso) e Argissolo Vermelho (argiloso). A cultura do melão em ambiente protegido apresentou aumento de eficiência do uso da água e dos macronutrientes NPK com a utilização de irrigação por gotejamento subterrâneo a 0,20m de profundidade, com o uso do mulching e em solo franco-arenoso.

Cropping intensification and technical, economic and environmental issues require efficient application of production factors to maintain the soil productive capacity and produce good quality fruits and vegetables. The production factors, water and NPK nutrients, are the most frequent limiting factors to higher melon yields. The objective of the present study was to identify the influence of subsurface drip irrigation and mulching in a protected environment on the water and NPK nutrients productivity in melon cropped in two soil types: sandy loam and clay. The melon crop cultivated under environmental conditions with underground drip irrigation at 0.20m depth, with mulching on sandy loam soil increased water and N, P2O5 and K use efficiency.

O "mulching" tem assumido importante papel na cobertura dos solos, no entanto existem alguns procedimentos técnicos a serem ajustados para as novas condições modificadas para o estabelecimento da necessidade total adequada de água à cultura. É necessário, ainda, observar os processos de distribuição da água no solo e a conformação do bulbo molhado que justifiquem a utilização de tais técnicas. Por conseguinte, este trabalho teve por objetivo quantificar o consumo real de água pela cultura do melão rendilhado em ambiente protegido sob "mulching" e verificar a distribuição espacial de água ao redor do sistema radicular, em duas classes de solo, franco-arenoso e argiloso. O "mulching" permitiu a economia de 27 mm de água ao reduzir a evaporação de água. Em termos de volume, cada planta recebeu, em média, a quantia de 175,2 L de água nos 84 dias de cultivo, enquanto nos tratamentos com "mulching", a necessidade hídrica foi de 160,2 L de água por planta. A utilização do "mulching" favoreceu a redução na variabilidade da umidade ao longo do ciclo da cultura e permitiu maior distribuição de água no solo, com maior intensidade no argissolo. O Argissolo proporcionou a retenção de 43 mm a mais que o Latossolo na camada que abrange até 50 m de profundidade e reduziu 5,6 mm a variação de umidade do solo durante o ciclo da cultura, comparado ao Latossolo.

Mulching has become an important technique for land cover, but there are some technical procedures which should be adjusted for these new modified conditions to establish optimum total water depth. It is also important to observe the soil-water relations as soil water distribution and wetted volume dimensions. The objective of the present study was to estimate melon evapotranspiration under mulching in a protected environment and to verify the water spatial distribution around the melon root system in two soil classes. Mulching provided 27 mm water saving by reducing water evaporation. In terms of volume each plant received, on average, the amount of 175.2 L of water in 84 days of cultivation without mulching, while when was used mulching the water requirement was 160.2 L per plant. The use of mulching reduced the soil moisture variability throughout the crop cycle and allowed a greater distribution of soil water that was more intense in the clay soil. The clayey soil provided on average 43 mm more water depth retention in 0.50 m soil deep relative to the sandy loam soil, and reduced 5.6 mm the crop cycle soil moisture variation compared to sandy loam soil.

A área total irrigada em pomares cítricos no Brasil tem aumentado ao longo das décadas. A principal causa desse aumento deve-se ao uso de porta-enxertos tolerantes à Morte Súbita dos Citros, porém menos tolerantes à seca que o limão Cravo. Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a influência do porta-enxerto e do tipo de solo na transpiração de plantas jovens de laranjeira Valência. O experimento foi conduzido em estufa, nas dependências do Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas da ESALQ/USP. Mudas de laranjeira foram plantadas em caixas de 500 L. Determinou-se, simultaneamente, a transpiração de 20 plantas por meio de sondas de dissipação térmica (fluxo de seiva). Foram medidas a radiação solar global, a umidade relativa e a temperatura do ar com sensores instalados a 2 m de altura no centro da estufa. A evapotranspiração de referência (EToPM) foi calculada pelo método de Penman-Monteith proposto pela FAO. De acordo com os resultados encontrados, conclui-se que a transpiração das plantas de laranjeira Valência é influenciada não só pelo tipo de porta-enxerto utilizado, como também pelo crescimento em área foliar e estádio fenológico, sendo que sua relação com a EToPM não é linear em toda a faixa de demanda evaporativa da atmosfera.

The total citrus area irrigated in Brazil has increased over the decades. The main cause of this increasing is due to the use of rootstocks tolerant to Citrus Sudden Death however they are less tolerant to drought than Rangpur lime. This research aims to study the influence of rootstock and soil type on transpiration of young plants of Valencia orange. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Department of Biosystems Engineering, ESALQ / USP. Orange seedlings were planted in boxes of 500 L. It was determined simultaneously sweating of 20 plants through thermal dissipation probes (sap flow). It was monitored solar radiation, relative humidity and air temperature sensors were installed to 2 m tall at the center of the greenhouse. The reference evapotranspiration (EToPM) was calculated by the standard method suggested by FAO. According to these results it is concluded that plant transpiration of Valencia oranges are influenced not only by the type of rootstock but also by leaf area growth and phenological stage, and its relationship with EToPM is not linear in the whole range of evaporative demand of the atmosphere.

A modelagem da produção de forragem com o uso de unidades fototérmicas (UF) foi utilizada com sucesso nos capins elefante cv. Napier, Tanzânia e Brachiaria em condições ótimas de adubação e disponibilidade hídrica. Havendo a necessidade de modelos de produção de forragens para diferentes níveis de adubação e de irrigação. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho é propor modelos para o capim Tanzânia (Panicum maximum Jacq. cv Tanzânia) sob diferentes lâminas de irrigação (25, 50,75, 100 e 125% da ETc) e adubação nitrogenada em diferentes localidades do Brasil, a partir de unidades fototérmicas. Os modelos foram ajustados para as doses de 0, 30, 60, 110 e 270 kg de N ha-1, doses divididas em aplicações após cada corte, com um ciclo de 35 dias de descanso. Os modelos de produtividade ajustados apresentaram r² de 0,9999, de boa confiança para estimativa da produção de matéria seca do capim Tanzânia. Sendo assim, pode-se estimar a produção de matéria seca do capim Tanzânia para várias regiões do país, desde que se conheça a latitude local e as temperaturas máxima e mínima.

The mathematical model to predict the forage yield using photothermal units was utilized with success in Elephant grass, Thanzania and Brachiaria ruziziensis in the absence of water stress and nitrogen stress. The aim of this study was to propose models to estimate the forage yield of Thanzania grass under different irrigation (25, 50,75, 100 e 125% of ETc) and nitrogen level in various regions of Brazil. As such, models were developed to estimate the dry matter production of Panicum maximum Jacq. frass cv Thanzania in different irrigation and nitrogen levels, using photothermal units. The models were adjusted to doses of 0, 30, 60, 110 and 270 kg of N ha-1, doses were divided in applications after each evaluation, with a rest cycle of 35 days. The adjusted model presented good performance in predicting dry matter production of Thanzania grass, with r² = 0.9999. The results made it possible to verify that the proposed model can be used to predict forage production in different regions of Brazil. It can be estimated, with good precision. The production of Thanzania grass dry matter can be accurately estimated in specific places (in function of latitude and time of year), with the maximum and minimum temperature values.

Este trabalho aborda as tecnologias de irrigação utilizadas na África do Sul e no Quênia que possibilitam melhorias nas suas condições sócio-econômicas. Localizados em regiões semiáridas, esses países estão susceptíveis à extrema flutuação na disponibilidade de precipitação pluviométrica para o desenvolvimento das plantas. O crescimento populacional, como em muitos países, excede à capacidade de produção alimentar. Neste trabalho foram levantados as dificuldades que enfrentam os produtores rurais e o papel do governo e das instituições de pesquisa não governamentais na captação de tecnologias modernas para a irrigação. Detalhados mecanismos de execução e opções para garantir a irrigação sustentável e economicamente viável foram considerados. Apesar da maior produção de cereais e grãos, a fruticultura e a floricultura também prosperam nesses países. A área irrigada total, as culturas beneficiadas e os sistemas de irrigação usados nesses países também foram discutidos.

This paper reviews various irrigation technologies in both South Africa and Kenya that enable improvements in their socio-economic conditions. The two countries are located in semi-arid areas that experience extreme fluctuations in the availability of rain water for plant growth. Population growth exceeds the ability to produce food in numerous countries around the world and the two countries are not an exception. This experiment examined the constraints that farmers face and the role of government and nongovernmental organization in the uptake of modern technologies for irrigation. Detailed mechanisms and options to secure sustainable irrigation which are economically viable are considered. Despite the higher production of cereals and grains, fruits, and flowers also thrive in the two countries. Total irrigated area, crops grown and irrigation systems used in the two countries are discussed.

A determinação experimental dos diâmetros de gotas em sistemas de microaspersão é trabalhosa e demorada. Essa determinação pode, entretanto, ser obtida empregando-se modelos balísticos. O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar valores medidos experimentalmente com valores simulados de diâmetros de gotas aplicadas por microaspersores. Os dados experimentais foram obtidos empregando-se o método da farinha. As simulações foram realizadas usando o modelo balístico adotado pelo programa computacional SIRIAS. Os diâmetros médios de gotas determinados experimentalmente variaram entre 0,30 mm e 1,30 mm, enquanto que os simulados ficaram entre 0,28 mm e 1,06 mm. As maiores diferenças entre valores medidos e simulados foram registradas nas maiores distâncias em relação ao microaspersor. O modelo apresentou um desempenho classificado como ótimo na simulação da distribuição de gotas em microaspersores.

Experimental determination of microsprinkler droplets is difficult and time-consuming. This determination, however, could be achieved using ballistic models. The present study aimed to compare simulated and measured values of microsprinkler droplet diameters. Experimental measurements were made using the flour method, and simulations using a ballistic model adopted by the SIRIAS computational software. Drop diameters quantified in the experiment varied between 0.30 mm and 1.30 mm, while the simulated between 0.28 mm and 1.06 mm. The greatest differences between simulated and measured values were registered at the highest radial distance from the emitter. The model presented a performance classified as excellent for simulating microsprinkler drop distribution.

No presente trabalho avaliou-se a viabilidade econômica da irrigação da pupunheira em Ilha Solteira, para as características locais através do programa Pupunha, que permite a variação dos fatores que interferem no custo da irrigação, fornecendo uma família de curvas comparativas para diversas situações. Estudou-se o efeito do custo da água associado a lâmina de irrigação e a sensibilidade dos equipamentos de irrigação localizada devido a variação da vida útil, associado ao tipo de motor utilizado. Usando a produtividade de palmito de sequeiro de 700kg ha-1 e a produtividade do palmito irrigado de 2500kg ha-1, concluiu-se que para todas as simulações realizadas, a irrigação da pupunheira é viável para a localidade de Ilha Solteira - SP, pois o aumento de produtividade real de 257%, ocorrido com a irrigação, supera o máximo "acréscimo de produtividade necessário" de 130,33%, proporcionando lucro ao produtor.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic viability of the irrigation of the Pupunha crop in Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil for the local parameters. Through the program Pupunha, being obtained a family of comparative curves for several situations. The effect of the cost of the water was studied associated with the irrigation levels. The sensitivity of the equipments due the variation of the life useful was studied associate to the type of used motor. Using the yield of the no-irrigate palm heart of 700kg ha-1 and yield of the irrigated palm heart of 2500 kg ha-1, for all the accomplished simulations, the income of the production increment overcomes the cost of the irrigation, supplying profit to the producer.

A incidência de ventos pode afetar a distribuição da água aplicada por microaspersores. As avaliações nessas condições podem ser facilitadas empregando-se simulações através de modelos computacionais. No presente trabalho avaliou-se o desempenho de um modelo balístico para simular o efeito do vento na distribuição de água em microaspersores. Os ensaios experimentais foram realizados com emissores autocompensantes, com diâmetros de bocais iguais a 1,00 mm (cinza), 1,10 mm (marrom), 1,48 mm (laranja) e 1,75 mm (amarelo). Os bocais cinza e marrom operaram com rotor preto e os bocais laranja e amarelo utilizaram rotor azul. O efeito do vento foi provocado artificialmente empregando-se um conjunto de quatorze ventiladores de 200 W de potência. As simulações computacionais foram realizadas empregando-se o programa SIRIAS, que tem por base um modelo balístico originalmente desenvolvido para sistemas de aspersão convencional. Os coeficientes de correlação (r) variaram de 0,619 a 0,880, enquanto os coeficientes de exatidão (d) ficaram entre 0,842 e 0,944. As geometrias internas dos rotores influenciaram os resultados, sendo que o modelo apresentou um classificado como muito bom para os bocais com rotor preto e um desempenho regular para os bocais que trabalharam com rotor azul.

Wind incidence can affect microsprinkler water distribution. Evaluations of those conditions can be facilitated using simulations by computational models. The present work evaluates the performance of a ballistic model on simulating the wind effect on microsprinkler water distribution. Experimental tests were carried out using self-compensating microsprinklers, nozzle sizes 1.00 mm (gray), 1.10 mm (brown), 1.48 mm (orange), and 1.75 mm (yellow). The gray and brown nozzles used black swivels and the orange and yellow nozzles used blue swivels. The wind effect was artificially caused by fourteen 200 W fans. Computational simulations were realized using SIRIAS software, based on a ballistic model originally developed for sprinkler systems. The correlation coefficients (r) varied from 0.619 to 0.880, while the exactness coefficients (d) varied from 0.842 to 0.944. Swivels internal geometry influenced results. Tested models presented performances classified as very good for the black swivel nozzles and regular for the blue swivel nozzles.