Tag: Water Use
Avocado cv. Hass Needs Water Irrigation in Tropical Precipitation Regime: Evidence from Colombia
The primary natural source of water for the Hass avocado crop in the tropics is precipitation. However, this is insufficient to provide most crops’ water requirements due to the spatial and temporal variability. This study aims to demonstrate that Hass avocado requires irrigation in Colombia, and this is done by analyzing the dynamics of local precipitation regimes and the influence of Intertropical Convergence Zone phenomena (ITCZ) on the irrigation requirement (IR). This study was carried out
Bioenergetics, respiration cost and water relations of developing avocado fruit
Avocado fruit of cultivars with different susceptibility to physiological fruit disorders were examined in situ for respiration, stomatal conductance, transpiration and xylem water potential. Therein, attached fruit of cv. Fuerte (susceptible to mesocarp discolouration) were compared with Hass (susceptible to small fruit) over the 3-month period from anthesis until the fruit reached 60 g fresh matter:1. Avocado fruit respired more CO2 in the dark than in the light due to fruit photosynthesis. Respiration
Global virtual water trade of avocado
This paper investigates the relationship between international trade of avocado and the related virtual water trade over the period 2000–2016. Using a Physical Trade Analysis, we show that commercial and virtual water trade grew rapidly moving almost hand-in-hand in the years taken into account: in parallel with a remarkable increase of international trade of avocado from 0.4 Mt in 2000 to 1.9 Mt in 2016, the global virtual water trade of avocado increased from 408 Mm³ to 2238 Mm³ over the same
Long-Term Evapotranspiration from Coastal Avocado/Citrus Orchard
Very limited citrus and avocado orchard evapotranspiration data are available, and practically no published information is available considering citrus/avocado evapotranspiration ETc on steeply sloping fields in coastal climates. Often the data available are from measurements based on limited time periods, and season-to-season orchard water use variability is unknown. The objective of this project was to obtain such long-term-field ETc data. Of particular interest was determination of the monthly
Responses of avocado production to variation in irrigation levels
The effects of four irrigation regimes on fruit production and size were evaluated for three seasons in a mature ‘Hass’ avocado orchard (Persea americana Mill.). The research was conducted in Chile’s Central Valley on a clay loam soil at the surface and sandy loam from 0.3 to 0.9 m. Climate zone is sub-humid, Mediterranean-type. A completely randomized block design was used with four applied water treatments (25, 50, 75, and 100% of reference evapotranspiration, ETo), estimated on the basis
Different levels of water and fertilizer application in 'Hass' avocado trees during four seasons in the Peumo Valley of Chile
A research study was carried out during four seasons between December 2003 to May 2007, in five years old ‘Hass’ avocado trees (Persea americana Mill.) in the Peumo Valley, Chile. Its objective was to analyze the effects of two doses of fertilizer and four differential levels of water application (25, 50, 75 and 100% of the theoretical water volume required by the plant) on the production and quality of the fruit. A split-plot experimental design with allocation in completely randomized blocks