Calibration and Testing of the Aquacrop Model for Rice under Water and Nitrogen Management |
| |
| Authors: | Ebrahim Amiri |
| |
| Institution: | Department of Agriculture, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran |
| |
| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to adapt and test the ability of the AquaCrop model under different nitrogen and irrigation management conditions in northern Iran. A three-year field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of the Iranian Rice Research Institute in Rasht, Iran, from 2005 to 2007. Irrigation treatments comprised continuous submergence, irrigation at 5-day intervals, and irrigation at 8-day intervals. Nitrogen (N) application levels were 0, 45, 60, and 75 kg N ha?1. The goodness of fit between observed and simulated canopy cover, total and panicle biomass, grain yield, and final biomass was assessed by means of the coefficient of determination (R2) and the absolute and normalized root mean square errors (RMSEn). Results of the statistical test of the model for total and panicle biomass showed moderately high R2 (≥0.90) and moderate RMSEn (6–36%) values, confirming that the model simulated the total and panicle biomass accurately. The model was simulated for CC with RMSEn and R2 of 28 and 0.82, respectively. The agreement between predicted and observed rice grain yield and final biomass were with R2 of 0.81 and 0.82 and RMSEn of 13 and 10% respectively. |
| |
| Keywords: | AquaCrop interval irrigation model nitrogen rice |
|
|
