Abstract:
The modern concept of crop irrigation regime is based on the
revaluation of the soil-water-plant-atmosphere system as integrated and
continuous.
The components of the systems are mutually dependent, i.e. water
availability is determined by both the soil hydro-physical features and the
plant morpho-physiological characteristics, together with the climate
evolution whose solar radiation, wind and air moisture influence the
parameters involved in the water movement from plants to the atmosphere.
The present paper aims to analyse the changes in the elements of the
irrigation regime, and to establish the production losses depending upon the
time when water stress occurs and its duration.
Also considering the scientists’ scenarios regarding the climate
changes worldwide, it is necessary to change the crop technology of the
plants that are irrigated according to the „low input, high output” principle.
The present paper is based on the climate data recorded on the
Romanian Plain (weather stations of Fundulea, Bucureşti-Filaret,
Alexandria) and the Tecuci Plain (weather station of Tecuci).
Previous research carried out in the same perimeter showed that it
was possible to reduce the irrigation standards by 20-25%, depending on the
crop.
Increasing temperatures over the next period will undoubtedly result
in increasing water consumption and higher moisture deficit, respectively.
Consequently, this leads to higher irrigation standards and increasing
watering costs.
To restore the balance, our research is aimed at establishing the
highest level of water stress in certain vegetation stages of the plants, which
results in positive effects upon the irrigation standards and water
consumption.
