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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (7): 51-62.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220706

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Model Simulation of Evapotranspiration and Plant Transpiration in Planted Jujube Forests in Arid Zones

Ying Qiao1,2,Yingjie Ma1,*,Mingliang Xin1   

  1. 1. College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University Urumqi 830052
    2. College of Architectural Engineering, Xinjiang Institute of Technology Aksu 843100
  • Received:2021-07-10 Online:2022-07-25 Published:2022-11-03
  • Contact: Yingjie Ma

Abstract:

Objective: Ziziphus jujuba is a tree species with both ecological and economic benefits and has been successfully introduced to Xinjiang, China over the last two decades. Management of forest water consumption in arid zones requires estimations of evapotranspiration, which this study aimed to address through the use of the SIMDual-Kc model. Method: The model was parameterized and its applicability to dryland plantation economic forests was verified through measures of evapotranspiration and plant transpiration rate by two-year eddy covariance and a pin-stem flow meter, respectively. Evapotranspiration and plant transpiration were simulated under different irrigation frequencies, preset according to the 2-year measured data. Result: The SIMDual_Kc model was able to provide estimates of evapotranspiration and plant transpiration during the reproductive period that showed good consistency with measured data. When compared against measured data, the model simulations of evapotranspiration obtained determination coefficient (R2), index of agreement (d), Nash Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE), and Standard Deviation Ratio (RSR) goodness-of-fit values of 0.57-0.60, 0.86-0.87, 0.51-0.55, and 0.67-0.70, respectively, whereas those of simulated plant transpiration were 0.73-0.77, 0.91-0.92, 0.62-0.64, and 0.60-0.61, respectively. The parameters of the SIMDual-Kc model were: Basalt crop coefficient Kcb ini = 0.18, Kcb mid = 0.7, Kcb end = 0.7, Depth of evaporation layer Ze = 0.15 m, Total evaporation water TEW = 18 mm, Readily evaporable water REW = 19 mm, and Soil water consumption ratio P = 0.5. Model scenario analysis showed that under a constant total irrigation depth, different irrigation frequencies had greater and smaller effects on soil evaporation and plant transpiration, respectively and soil evapotranspiration increased with increasing irrigation frequency, indicating that soil surface water content had a greater effect on soil evapotranspiration. Conclusion: The SIMDual-Kc model provided accurate estimates of evapotranspiration and plant transpiration of planted Jujube forests in arid zones. The result of this study can provide a theoretical basis for formulating reasonable drip irrigation systems, irrigation decisions, and for agricultural water conservation in arid zones.

Key words: arid zones, planted Jujube forests, evapotranspiration, plant transpiration, SIMDual-Kc model, prediction

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