Linking water market functioning, access to water resources and farm production strategies: example from Pakistan

As a response to inadequacy in canal water supplies, farmers in Pakistan have invested in private tubewells to control irrigation water resources. Also, they participate in surface water and groundwater markets that take place within tertiary units of the irrigation system.The present paper describes the functioning and organization of these water markets, using information collected in sample watercourses of the Fordwah Branch irrigation system, South-Punjab, Pakistan. The variability in type and intensity of water markets is investigated with regard to access to water resources and farm production strategies and constraints.     

西藏拉萨河谷灌溉供需水分析

以拉萨河下游河谷地区为研究对象,依据1989-2010年拉萨、墨竹工卡气象站气象资料和Landsat卫星遥感影像提取的主要作物(青稞、冬小麦及油菜)种植面积,计算不同典型年份研究区总灌溉需水量;结合拉萨水文站1989-2010年径流序列资料,分析区域灌溉用水的供需平衡.结果表明:拉萨河谷地区的种植模式以粮食作物为主,河谷区种植面积在1990-2010年间增长约8%,作物种植结构没有发生显著性的变化.农作物种植面积的增加引致灌溉需水量大幅度增加,2010年的灌溉需水量达到16亿m³,比1990年增长约35%,青稞为灌溉需求最大的作物.河流径流量及灌溉用水需求的季节性变化存在差异,每年4-6月灌溉供需关系较为紧张,灌溉量占径流量近10%~20%,每年12月至次年4月正值河流枯水季,尽管该期间灌溉需水量较低,但对水资源造成的压力也是不容忽视的.拉萨河谷地区水资源供需关系较为紧张.     

基于SD变化环境下农业水资源供需平衡模拟

为了探讨变化环境对农业水资源供需平衡的影响,运用系统动力学软件Vensim-Dss建立了农业水资源供需平衡的系统动力学模型,综合考虑社会经济发展和气候变化情景,仿真模拟了变化环境下农业供、需水量及缺水量的变化情况.石羊河流域模拟结果表明:未来农业供水量和需水量受气候变化的影响程度不同,但 2033年以后,农业供水量在不同气候变化情景下的变化趋势相同;不同行政区农业水资源系统对气候变化的响应存在明显差异,金昌市A2气候情境缺水率大于B2情景,在2029年、2038年缺水率分别达到32.0%,28.6%, B2情境下,2021年开始出现轻度缺水,中度缺水年仅出现在2023年和2039年,缺水率分别为30.7%,30.5%;武威市A2气候情境下缺水率小于B2情景,仅2038年为中度缺水,缺水率为24.9%,B2气候情景中度缺水年较多,2023年缺水率最大,达到33.2%.研究结果可以对变化环境下区域用水规划和农业发展规划提供指导.     

Determination of spatial water requirements at county and regional levels using crop models and GIS: An example for the State of Parana,Brazil

Due to the competitive use of available water resources, it has become important to define appropriate strategies for planning and management of irrigated farmland. To achieve effective planning, accurate information is needed for crop water use requirements, irrigation withdrawals, runoff and nitrate leaching as a function of crop, soil type and weather conditions at a regional level. Interfacing crop models with a geographic information system (GIS) extends the capabilities of the crop models to a regional level. The objective of this study was to determine the irrigation requirements, annual runoff and annual nitrate leaching for the most important crops of the Tibagi river basin in the State of Parana, Brazil. The computer tool selected for this study was the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) version 3.5 (98.0) and its associated crop modeling and spatial application system AEGIS/WIN. It was assumed that farms within the same county use similar management practices. To achieve representative estimates of irrigation requirements, the weather data from stations located within each county or the nearest weather station were used. A weighting factor based on the proportion of soil type and crop acreage was applied to determine total annual irrigation withdrawals, annual runoff and nitrate leaching for each county in the river basin. The model predicted outputs, including yield, irrigation requirements, runoff and nitrate leached for different soil types in each county, were analyzed, using spatial analysis methods. This allowed for the display of thematic maps for irrigation requirements, annual runoff and nitrate leaching, and to relate this information with irrigation management and planning. The maximum annual irrigation withdrawal, runoff and nitrate leaching were 22,969 m³ per year, 31,152 m³ per year and 1488 t N per year in the Tibagi river basin. This study showed that crop simulation models linked to GIS can be an effective planning tool to help determine irrigation requirements for river basins and large watersheds.     

水肥一体化技术的应用——以四川桑园为例

水肥一体化技术具有省时省工、节水节肥、增加产量、改善环境条件等方面的优势,在农业生产上得到广泛应用。四川省是蚕桑种养大省,应用推广水肥一体化技术能有效缓解桑园水资源地理时空分布不均的问题,有效提高桑叶产量和质量,促进产业可持续发展。基于此,通过对四川水肥一体化技术研究应用情况梳理,得出水肥一体化技术在四川的应用主要集中在果蔬类经济作物,在桑园应用较少的现状。指出桑园水肥一体化技术应用存在设备使用维护成本高、技术应用推广难以及缺乏配套智能装备等制约因素。进一步提出开展适宜于丘陵山区的桑园水肥一体化新技术研究、完善典型桑区水肥一体化技术应用模式、推进智能水肥一体化灌溉系统研发等措施,以期加快推进四川桑园水肥一体化技术的应用推广。     

Effects of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) water status on water consumption, vegetative growth and grape quality: An irrigation scheduling application to achieve regulated deficit irrigation

Precision irrigation in grapevines could be achieved using physiologically based irrigation scheduling methods. This paper describes an investigation on the effects of three midday stem water potential (midday Ψ_S) thresholds, imposed from post-setting, over water use, vegetative growth, grape quality and yield of grapevines cv. Cabernet Sauvignon. An experiment was carried out on a vineyard located at the Isla de Maipo, Metropolitana Region, Chile, throughout the 2002/03, 2003/04 and 2004/05 growing seasons. Irrigation treatments consisted in reaching the following midday Ψ_S thresholds: −0.8 to −0.95 MPa (T1); −1.0 to −1.2 MPa (T2) and −1.25 to −1.4 MPa (T3) from post-setting to harvest. Results showed significant differences in grape quality components among treatments and seasons studied. In average, T3 produced smallest berry diameter (6% reduction compared to T1), high skin to pulp ratio (13% increment compared to T1) and significant increments in soluble solids and anthocyanins. Improvements in grape quality attributes were attributed to mild grapevine water stress due to significant reductions in water application (46% for T2 and 89% for T3 less in average, both compared to T1). This study found significant correlations between midday Ψ_S and berry quality components, no detrimental effects on yield by treatments were found in this study. This research proposes a suitable physiological index and thresholds to manage RDI and irrigation scheduling on grapevines to achieve high quality grapes on mild water stress conditions.     

基于ET管理的土地整理水资源供需平衡分析——以河北省魏县车往镇基本农田土地整理项目为例

以土地整理中水资源供需平衡为基础,引入基于ET管理的水资源供耗分析,为缺水地区水资源供需平衡提供一种依据。以魏县基本农田土地整理项目为研究对象,建立基于ET理念的水资源平衡关系,分析项目区可利用水资源量及耗水量(即ET值),得出不同水平年下的供需结果。研究结果表明,现状水平年下水资源缺口29.81万m3,2010年项目区采取措施后综合ET值降低,盈余水量20.07万m3,实现了水资源供需平衡。     

Life Cycle Assessment of biomass production in a Mediterranean greenhouse using different water sources: Groundwater, treated wastewater and desalinated seawater

An experimental biomass crop of Nicotiana tabacum was grown over a nine-month period inside a greenhouse situated in Almería, south-eastern Spain. Two irrigation methods corresponding to treated urban wastewater and groundwater, were arranged. No significant differences were observed in the total biomass produced on the treated wastewater and groundwater plots, which ranged from 17 to 28 kg m⁻², depending on plant density. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was applied in order to gain knowledge of the potential impacts of using either treated wastewater, groundwater, or desalinated water for irrigation. The LCA study included all the processes involved in agricultural production up to the final plant cutting. Since desalinated water was not actually used in the experiment, the experimental data from tobacco irrigated with groundwater was used in the LCA. Impact categories included were: global warming; acidification; water eutrophication; primary energy use; as well as aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicity. Special attention was put on the ecotoxicity of emerging and priority pollutants in treated wastewater, as well as on soil quality impacts, namely soil organic carbon deficit and soil salinisation. The results show that using desalinated water leads to higher environmental impacts in several impact categories, including global warming, energy use, soil quality, and aquatic ecotoxicity. As an example, primary energy use increases by 80% and 50% as compared to using treated wastewater and groundwater, respectively. On the other hand, wastewater pollutants in irrigation water may involve a relevant contribution to terrestrial ecotoxicity. For this reason, the impact score of the wastewater-irrigated crop is 23% and 35% higher as compared to the crop using desalinated water and groundwater, respectively.     

The hydroponic production of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) by using hybrid catfish (Clarias macrocephalus × C. gariepinus) pond water: Potentials and constraints

An experiment was conducted at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, for 54 days to investigate on the effect of pond water filtration and aggregates (hydroponic substrates) on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) production, nutrient uptake and growth. A 2 × 3 factorial experiment consisting of 2 filtration regimes (unfiltered versus partially filtered pond water) and 3 aggregates (styrofoam as control, sand, and gravel). The hydroponic units were placed on a bamboo platform across the pond surface. An earthen pond (226 m²) was stocked with 8000 hybrid catfish with an average initial weight of 6.58 ± 1.72 g. The fish were fed with commercial pelleted feeds containing 30% crude protein. Twenty-one days old lettuce seedlings were transplanted on to hydroponic units after stocking catfish for 4 months in the pond. Pond water was partially filtered by using a settling tank and filtration tank, which contained netting materials to trap solids. Lettuce plots were irrigated twice daily at 0800 and 1600 h using either filtered or unfiltered pond water for 45 min.The highest head weight and yield of lettuce were observed with plants grown on the sand media followed by gravel and the control treatments. Partially filtered pond water treatments had significantly higher lettuce yield (P < 0.05) and filtration increased lettuce yield of the control, gravel and sand treatments by 87, 63 and 52%, respectively, over unfiltered water treatments. Lettuce grown on gravel and the filtered water control treatments had adequate tissue N content. Nutrient rich hybrid catfish (Clarias macrocephalus × Clarias gariepinus) pond water provides an opportunity to use it in the hydroponic vegetable production.Although pond water is mainly constrained by the high suspended solids, and low dissolved oxygen, the study showed that filtration of catfish pond water enhanced the potential to use it for the hydroponic lettuce production.