Water Requirements for Vegetable Production in Puerto Rico

by Megh R. Goyal, Fortuna Agricultural Experiment, Station,
Eladio A. Gonz?lez, Fortuna Agricultural Experiment, Station,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Planning Now for Irrigation and Drainage in the 21st Century

Abstract:

Total water requirements of green beans, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, melons, okra, onion, potatoes, pumpkin, sweet peppers, sweet potato and tomatoes were estimated at Fortuna Agricultural Experiment Substation, Juana Diaz, in the semiarid south coast of Puerto Rico. The modified Blaney-Criddle model was used to estimate monthly consumptive use and net irrigation requirements with temperature, rainfall data. Twelve planting schedules and 4 crop durations of 90, 105, 120 and 150 days were considered.

Subject Headings: Irrigation water | Water supply | Water demand | Crops | Water use | Trickle irrigation | Temperature effects | Puerto Rico | United States | Caribbean

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