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Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of Italian zucchini cultivated with recycled paper as mulch.

ABSTRACT: Recycled paper has the potential to be used as a mulch for vegetable production and can be adopted for the cultivation of Italian zucchini. However, there have been no studies about the water savings or crop coefficient values used in irrigation management in this system; therefore, there is a need for more research. In view of the above, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of recycled paper mulch on evaporation and evapotranspiration in Italian zucchini and to determine the crop coefficients in its developmental stages. The study was carried out in two cultivation cycles conducted at the Lysimetric Station in Viçosa, MG, Brazil. The experiments were installed in a randomized block design with four replicates. Four lysimeter cultivation treatments were applied: without mulch (C); with recycled paper as mulch (CP); with only recycled paper (P); and with Bahia grass (G). Irrigation and drainage measurements were performed daily to calculate the crop and reference evapotranspiration, and thus the crop coefficient (Kc) values. The following characteristics were evaluated: fruit yield, NDVI and water productivity. For the cultivation of Italian zucchini using paper as mulch, Kc values of 0.54, 0.77 and 0.44 and Kcb values of 0.15, 0.45 and 0.18 are recommended for the initial, intermediate and final stages, respectively. NDVI can be used to estimate the Kc values for Italian zucchini. The use of recycled paper as mulch reduces the water consumption of Italian zucchini.

SUBMITTER: Oliveira RM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7202601 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of Italian zucchini cultivated with recycled paper as mulch.

Oliveira Reginaldo Miranda de RM Cunha Fernando França da FFD Silva Gustavo Henrique da GHD Andrade Lucas Maltoni LM Morais Caio Vieira de CV Ferreira Pedro Maurício Oliveira PMO Raimundi Flávio Pereira Gomes FPG Freitas Agnaldo Roberto de Jesus ARJ Souza Caetano Marciano de CM Oliveira Rubens Alves de RA

PloS one 20200506 5

Recycled paper has the potential to be used as a mulch for vegetable production and can be adopted for the cultivation of Italian zucchini. However, there have been no studies about the water savings or crop coefficient values used in irrigation management in this system; therefore, there is a need for more research. In view of the above, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of recycled paper mulch on evaporation and evapotranspiration in Italian zucchini and to determine the crop coefficien ...[more]

PMID: 32374758

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