IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/agiwat/v101y2011i1p107-117.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Evaluation of the VegSyst model with muskmelon to simulate crop growth, nitrogen uptake and evapotranspiration

Author

Listed:
  • Gallardo, M.
  • Giménez, C.
  • Martínez-Gaitán, C.
  • Stöckle, C.O.
  • Thompson, R.B.
  • Granados, M.R.

Abstract

Like many intensive vegetable production systems, the greenhouse-based system on the south-eastern (SE) Mediterranean coast of Spain is associated with considerable NO3− contamination of groundwater. Drip irrigation and sophisticated fertigation systems provide the technical capacity for precise nutrient and irrigation management of soil-grown crops which would reduce NO3− leaching loss. The VegSyst crop simulation model was developed to simulate daily crop biomass production, N uptake and crop evapotranspiration (ETc). VegSyst is driven by thermal time and consequently is adaptable to different planting dates, different greenhouse cooling practices and differences in greenhouse design. It will be subsequently incorporated into a practical on-farm decision support system to enable growers to more effectively use the advanced technical capacity of this horticultural system for optimal N and irrigation management.

Suggested Citation

  • Gallardo, M. & Giménez, C. & Martínez-Gaitán, C. & Stöckle, C.O. & Thompson, R.B. & Granados, M.R., 2011. "Evaluation of the VegSyst model with muskmelon to simulate crop growth, nitrogen uptake and evapotranspiration," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 101(1), pages 107-117.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:101:y:2011:i:1:p:107-117
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.09.008
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377411002629
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.agwat.2011.09.008?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Orgaz, F. & Fernandez, M.D. & Bonachela, S. & Gallardo, M. & Fereres, E., 2005. "Evapotranspiration of horticultural crops in an unheated plastic greenhouse," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 72(2), pages 81-96, March.
    2. Thompson, R.B. & Martinez-Gaitan, C. & Gallardo, M. & Gimenez, C. & Fernandez, M.D., 2007. "Identification of irrigation and N management practices that contribute to nitrate leaching loss from an intensive vegetable production system by use of a comprehensive survey," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 89(3), pages 261-274, May.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Gallardo, M. & Fernández, M.D. & Giménez, C. & Padilla, F.M. & Thompson, R.B., 2016. "Revised VegSyst model to calculate dry matter production, critical N uptake and ETc of several vegetable species grown in Mediterranean greenhouses," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 30-43.
    2. Soto, F. & Thompson, R.B. & Granados, M.R. & Martínez-Gaitán, C. & Gallardo, M., 2018. "Simulation of agronomic and nitrate pollution related parameters in vegetable cropping sequences in Mediterranean greenhouses using the EU-Rotate_N model," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 199(C), pages 175-189.
    3. Cahn, Michael & Smith, Richard & Melton, Forrest, 2023. "Field evaluations of the CropManage decision support tool for improving irrigation and nutrient use of cool season vegetables in California," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 287(C).
    4. Arbat, G. & Roselló, A. & Domingo Olivé, F. & Puig-Bargués, J. & González Llinàs, E. & Duran-Ros, M. & Pujol, J. & Ramírez de Cartagena, F., 2013. "Soil water and nitrate distribution under drip irrigated corn receiving pig slurry," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 11-22.
    5. Gallardo, Marisa & Elia, Antonio & Thompson, Rodney B., 2020. "Decision support systems and models for aiding irrigation and nutrient management of vegetable crops," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 240(C).
    6. Giménez, C. & Thompson, R.B. & Prieto, M.H. & Suárez-Rey, E. & Padilla, F.M. & Gallardo, M., 2019. "Adaptation of the VegSyst model to outdoor conditions for leafy vegetables and processing tomato," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 171(C), pages 51-64.
    7. Gallardo, Marisa & Peña-Fleitas, María Teresa & Giménez, Carmen & Padilla, Francisco M. & Thompson, Rodney B., 2023. "Adaptation of VegSyst-DSS for macronutrient recommendations of fertigated, soil-grown, greenhouse vegetable crops," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 278(C).
    8. Xu, Xiangying & Wang, Chao & Wang, Hongjiang & Zhang, Yonglong & Cao, Zhuangzhuang & Zhang, Zhiping & Dai, Haibo & Miao, Minmin, 2023. "Development and performance evaluation of an APP for vegetable fertilization and irrigation management originated from EU-Rotate_N," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).
    9. Phogat, V. & Mallants, Dirk & Cox, J.W. & Šimůnek, J. & Oliver, D.P. & Awad, J., 2020. "Management of soil salinity associated with irrigation of protected crops," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 227(C).
    10. Puertes, Cristina & Bautista, Inmaculada & Lidón, Antonio & Francés, Félix, 2021. "Best management practices scenario analysis to reduce agricultural nitrogen loads and sediment yield to the semiarid Mar Menor coastal lagoon (Spain)," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
    11. Berrueta, Cecilia & Grasso, Rafael & García, Claudio & Thompson, Rodney B. & Gallardo, Marisa, 2023. "Use of the VegSyst model to simulate seasonal dry matter production, N and K uptake and evapotranspiration in greenhouse soil-grown tomato in Uruguay," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 286(C).
    12. Hu, Guoqing & You, Fengqi, 2022. "Renewable energy-powered semi-closed greenhouse for sustainable crop production using model predictive control and machine learning for energy management," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).
    13. Soto, F. & Gallardo, M. & Giménez, C. & Peña-Fleitas, T. & Thompson, R.B., 2014. "Simulation of tomato growth, water and N dynamics using the EU-Rotate_N model in Mediterranean greenhouses with drip irrigation and fertigation," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 46-59.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Gallardo, M. & Thompson, R.B. & Rodríguez, J.S. & Rodríguez, F. & Fernández, M.D. & Sánchez, J.A. & Magán, J.J., 2009. "Simulation of transpiration, drainage, N uptake, nitrate leaching, and N uptake concentration in tomato grown in open substrate," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 96(12), pages 1773-1784, December.
    2. Bonachela, Santiago & Fernández, María Dolores & Cabrera, Francisco Javier & Granados, María Rosa, 2018. "Soil spatio-temporal distribution of water, salts and nutrients in greenhouse, drip-irrigated tomato crops using lysimetry and dielectric methods," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 203(C), pages 151-161.
    3. Soto, F. & Gallardo, M. & Giménez, C. & Peña-Fleitas, T. & Thompson, R.B., 2014. "Simulation of tomato growth, water and N dynamics using the EU-Rotate_N model in Mediterranean greenhouses with drip irrigation and fertigation," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 46-59.
    4. Bonachela, Santiago & Fernández, María Dolores & Cabrera-Corral, Francisco Javier & Granados, María Rosa, 2022. "Salt and irrigation management of soil-grown Mediterranean greenhouse tomato crops drip-irrigated with moderately saline water," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 262(C).
    5. Thompson, R.B. & Gallardo, M. & Valdez, L.C. & Fernandez, M.D., 2007. "Determination of lower limits for irrigation management using in situ assessments of apparent crop water uptake made with volumetric soil water content sensors," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 92(1-2), pages 13-28, August.
    6. Gallardo, Marisa & Elia, Antonio & Thompson, Rodney B., 2020. "Decision support systems and models for aiding irrigation and nutrient management of vegetable crops," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 240(C).
    7. Incrocci, Luca & Thompson, Rodney B. & Fernandez-Fernandez, María Dolores & De Pascale, Stefania & Pardossi, Alberto & Stanghellini, Cecilia & Rouphael, Youssef & Gallardo, Marisa, 2020. "Irrigation management of European greenhouse vegetable crops," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 242(C).
    8. Gallardo, M. & Fernández, M.D. & Giménez, C. & Padilla, F.M. & Thompson, R.B., 2016. "Revised VegSyst model to calculate dry matter production, critical N uptake and ETc of several vegetable species grown in Mediterranean greenhouses," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 30-43.
    9. Soto, F. & Thompson, R.B. & Granados, M.R. & Martínez-Gaitán, C. & Gallardo, M., 2018. "Simulation of agronomic and nitrate pollution related parameters in vegetable cropping sequences in Mediterranean greenhouses using the EU-Rotate_N model," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 199(C), pages 175-189.
    10. José Sánchez & Juan Reca & Juan Martínez, 2015. "Water Productivity in a Mediterranean Semi-Arid Greenhouse District," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 29(14), pages 5395-5411, November.
    11. Reca, J. & Trillo, C. & Sánchez, J.A. & Martínez, J. & Valera, D., 2018. "Optimization model for on-farm irrigation management of Mediterranean greenhouse crops using desalinated and saline water from different sources," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 173-183.
    12. Bohua Yu & Wei Song & Yanqing Lang, 2017. "Spatial Patterns and Driving Forces of Greenhouse Land Change in Shouguang City, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-15, March.
    13. Maisa’a W. Shammout & Tala Qtaishat & Hala Rawabdeh & Muhammad Shatanawi, 2018. "Improving Water Use Efficiency under Deficit Irrigation in the Jordan Valley," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-12, November.
    14. Grewal, Harsharn S. & Maheshwari, Basant & Parks, Sophie E., 2011. "Water and nutrient use efficiency of a low-cost hydroponic greenhouse for a cucumber crop: An Australian case study," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 98(5), pages 841-846, March.
    15. Chang, Jie & Wu, Xu & Liu, Anqin & Wang, Yan & Xu, Bin & Yang, Wu & Meyerson, Laura A. & Gu, Baojing & Peng, Changhui & Ge, Ying, 2011. "Assessment of net ecosystem services of plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation in China," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(4), pages 740-748, February.
    16. Antonio J. Castro & María D. López-Rodríguez & Cynthia Giagnocavo & Miguel Gimenez & Leticia Céspedes & Abel La Calle & Marisa Gallardo & Pablo Pumares & Javier Cabello & Estefanía Rodríguez & David U, 2019. "Six Collective Challenges for Sustainability of Almería Greenhouse Horticulture," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-23, October.
    17. M. Mekonnen & A. Hoekstra & R. Becht, 2012. "Mitigating the Water Footprint of Export Cut Flowers from the Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 26(13), pages 3725-3742, October.
    18. Li, Shengping & Tan, Deshui & Wu, Xueping & Degré, Aurore & Long, Huaiyu & Zhang, Shuxiang & Lu, Jinjing & Gao, Lili & Zheng, Fengjun & Liu, Xiaotong & Liang, Guopeng, 2021. "Negative pressure irrigation increases vegetable water productivity and nitrogen use efficiency by improving soil water and NO3–-N distributions," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 251(C).
    19. Heling Fan & Yanshu Zhang & Jingchen Li & Jiajun Jiang & Abdul Waheed & Shuguang Wang & Syed Majid Rasheed & Li Zhang & Rongping Zhang, 2023. "Effects of Organic Fertilizer Supply on Soil Properties, Tomato Yield, and Fruit Quality: A Global Meta-Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-18, January.
    20. Yasuor, Hagai & Yermiyahu, Uri & Ben-Gal, Alon, 2020. "Consequences of irrigation and fertigation of vegetable crops with variable quality water: Israel as a case study," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 242(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:101:y:2011:i:1:p:107-117. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/agwat .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.