Deficit irrigation as a sustainable option for improving water productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ethiopia. A critical review

被引:18
作者
Asmamaw, Desale Kidane [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Janssens, Pieter [1 ]
Desse, Mekete [4 ,5 ]
Tilahun, Seifu [5 ]
Adgo, Enyew [6 ]
Nyssen, Jan [7 ]
Walraevens, Kristine [8 ]
Cornelis, Wim [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Environm, Ghent, Belgium
[2] Bahir Dar Univ, Dept Nat Resource Management, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
[3] Bahir Dar Univ, Blue Nile Water Inst, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
[4] Soil Serv Belgium, Heverlee, Belgium
[5] Bahir Dar Univ, Bahir Dar Inst Technol, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
[6] Bahir Dar Univ, Dept Nat Resource Management, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
[7] Univ Ghent, Dept Geog, Ghent, Belgium
[8] Univ Ghent, Dept Geol, Lab Appl Geol & Hydrogeol, Ghent, Belgium
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS | 2021年 / 3卷 / 10期
关键词
increasing overall yield; water productivity; water saved; yield reduction; deficit irrigation; N-FERTILIZER RECOVERY; AQUACROP MODEL; YIELD RESPONSE; USE EFFICIENCY; GRAIN-YIELD; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; REGION; COTTON; BASIN;
D O I
10.1088/2515-7620/ac2a74
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Improving irrigation water management and enhancing water productivity (WP) is required to address future water scarcity in the sub-Saharan region. Maximizing WP by exposing the crop to a certain level of water stress using deficit irrigation (DI) is considered a promising strategy. To adopt DI strategies, a shred of comprehensive evidence concerning DI for different crops is required. This review aims to provide adequate information about the effect of DI on WP. The result showed that DI considerably increased WP compared to full irrigation. Despite higher WP, the reduced yield was obtained in some of the studied DI practices compared to full irrigation. It was also found that yield reduction may be low compared to the benefits gained by diverting the saved water to irrigate extra arable land. Maize revealed the highest (2.7 kg m(-3)) and lowest (0.5 kg m(-3)) WP when irrigated at only the initial stage compared with being fully irrigated in all growth stages. Also, onion showed a decreasing WP with increased irrigation water from 60% crop water requirement (ETc) (1.8 kg m(-3)) to 100% ETc (1.3 kg m(-3)). Increasing water deficit from 100 to 30% ETc led to an increase of wheat WP by 72%. For tomato, the highest WP (7.0 kg m(-3)) was found at 70% ETc followed by 50% ETc (7.0 kg m(-3)) and 85% ETc (6.9 kg m(-3)), while 100% ETc showed the least WP (6.8 kg m(-3)). Teff showed the lowest WP (1.7 kg m(-3)) under optimal irrigation, while it was highest (3.0 kg m(-3)) under 75% ETc throughout the growing season. The regression analysis for WP increment and yield reduction versus saved water showed higher values, indicating that DI could be an option for WP increment and increasing overall yield by expanding irrigated area and applying the saved water in water-scarce regions.
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