Evaluating Water Usage and Soil Moisture Dynamics for Optimal Growth of Cavendish Bananas in Ethiopia's Vital Agricultural Regions
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https://doi.org/10.20372/afnr.v1i2.719Keywords:
Banana, Decadal, Evapotranspiration, Irrigation requirement, Historical weather data, Water balanceAbstract
Bananas are cultivated in different parts of Ethiopia. It consumes much irrigation water throughout the year and cannot draw water from the soil. This paper aims to estimate the irrigation water demand for Cavendish bananas by evaluating the long-term decadal evapotranspiration and water balance in the key production areas of Ethiopia. The results indicated that the evapotranspiration for bananas is 2279.7, 2425.4, 2479.4, and 2468.0 mm at Assossa, Bako, Teppi, and Melkassa, respectively, during the first year of production. The total annual net irrigation calculated for bananas are 1706.3,1609.3, 1425.1, 2024.4 mm at Assossa, Bako, Teppi, and Melkassa during the first year of production, respectively. The total decadal gross irrigation for bananas around the Assossa area was 2843.8 mm; in Bako, it was 2682.2 mm; in Teppi, it was 2375.2 mm; and in Melkassa, it was 3263.7 mm during the first year of production. The estimated total annual volumes of irrigation water in Assossa are 32,305.9 m3/ha; in Bako, it is 30,040.2 m3/ha; in Teppi, it is 26,981.9 m3/ha; and in Melkassa, it is 38,328.6 m3/ha for the first year of production. These parameters are also estimated for each location in the second and successive years. The study concluded that much more significant amounts of banana evapotranspiration occur in study areas and exceed annual rainfall. Thus, banana growers in each area could use a nearby weather station to estimate ETo (evapotranspiration) and determine daily irrigation water requirements until a more appropriate irrigation scheduling approach is established.
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