文摘
A strong correlation existing between the water stress integral and the applied irrigation depth. Water stress integral can be used to predict the seasonal irrigation volumes to be provided when a desired crop stress level is required. When the values of soil water depletion (D) are below a critical threshold of 20 mm, midday stem water potentials (MSWP) resulted linearly decreasing at increasing D, as a consequence of the gradually rising crop water stress. FAO-56 model is able to predict, with reasonable accuracy, the average SWC in the root zone (RMSE = 0.04 m3 m−3). Temporal variability of MSWP can be explained by the dynamic of simulated Ks.