Water Table Management for Upland Crops: A Theoretical Modelling Investigation

Authors

  • Ayob Katimon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v40.402

Abstract

Kertas ini membincangkan beberapa aspek pengurusan paras air tanah untuk kegunaan tanaman ladang di kawasan sawah padi terbiar yang mempunyai paras tanah cetek. Oleh sebab tanaman ladang menjadi lebih penting kepada para petani sebagai sebahagian program mempelbagaikan tanaman, maka sokongan teknikal mengenai bagaimana sumber air ladang dapat dioptimumkan untuk tanaman amat diperlukan. Satu kajian teoriteknikal berdasarkan model imbangan air tanah pada ruang akar tanaman dan kesannya terhadap penyusutan paras air tanah telah dilakukan. Keputusan pemodelan digunakan untuk merancang kawalan paras air tanah yang sesuai kepada tanaman ladang. Aplikasi yang praktikal telah ditunjukkan dengan menggunakan beberapa data tempatan. Kata kunci: Paras air tanah, pengairan, tanaman ladang, imbangan air This study discusses some aspects of water table management for upland crops in the abandoned rice fields of shallow field water tables. As upland crops are gaining importance to rice farmers as part of the crop diversification programme, a technical support on how to manage the water resources optimally for plant growth would be extremely valuable. A theoretical investigation based on soil–water balance model in the root zone and water table draw–down is presented. The result is used to formulate the necessary water table control suitable for upland crops. A practical application is demonstrated by the translation of the concluding formula into a local data. Key words: Water table, irrigation, field crop, water balance

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Published

2012-01-20

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Science and Engineering

How to Cite

Water Table Management for Upland Crops: A Theoretical Modelling Investigation. (2012). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 40(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v40.402