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Evaluation of AquaCrop Model for simulation Rice Different Cultivars Response to Planting Method

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyed Amir Hossein Mousavi 1
Aslan Egdernezhad 2
Abdolali Gilani 3

1 M.Sc. Student of Irrigation and drainage, Department of Water Sciences and Engineering, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Department of Water Sciences and Engineering, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Seed and Plant Improvement Research Department, Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, AREEO, Ahvaz, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/nawee.2022.153890
Abstract
It is so vital to note the cultivation of rice because of its high irrigation water consumption. This crop is the most important food source in the Iran, hence, it is necessary to know how much irrigation water must be used to grow different rice cultivars under various cultivation types. On the other hand, applying farm tests to achieve the goal need high costs and waste much time. Regarding that, it is necessary to use crop modeling. In this study, AquaCrop was used to simulate yield, biomass and water use efficiency of rice. The research was conducted at Khuzistan Agricultrual Research Station. In this study, three types of cultivation (D1: transplanting, D2: current directs seeding consorted seeding, and D3: dry bed seeding) and rice cultivars (V1: Red-Anbori, V2: Champa, V3: Danial) were considered to simulate abovementioned parameters. MBE, RMSE and NRMSE values for seed yield were 0.25 ton.ha-1, 1.0 ton.ha-1 and 0.1, respectively. Those values for biomass were 0.3 ton.ha-1, 1.15 ton.ha-1 and 0.05, respectively, and for water use efficiency were 0.07 kg.m-3, 0.24 kg.m-3 and 0.03, respectively. EF values for seed yield, biomass and water use efficiency were 0.87, 0.56 and 0.65, respectively, and d values for all parameters were equal to 0.99. Regarding the results, AquaCrop had good accuracy for simulation of rice yield, biomass and water use efficiency.

Keywords

Cropping Model
Danial Cultivar
Dry bed seeding
Transplanting
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Journal of New Approaches in Water Engineering and Environment
Volume 1, Issue 1
March 2022
Pages 63-74

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