Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy field

Study region: The study area was Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Study focus: Blue-green water utility assessment in crop cultivation is profound to better sustainability of regional resources, agriculture and ecosystems. The aim of current study is to establish a blue-green water differen...

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Main Authors: Yueyao Li, Mengyang Wu, Jan F. Adamowski, Xinchun Cao
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
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author Yueyao Li
Mengyang Wu
Jan F. Adamowski
Xinchun Cao
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description Study region: The study area was Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Study focus: Blue-green water utility assessment in crop cultivation is profound to better sustainability of regional resources, agriculture and ecosystems. The aim of current study is to establish a blue-green water differentiation and efficiency evaluation methods for paddy fields, based on daily water migration observation under four irrigation-drainage protocols. The blue-green water use performance under different irrigation-drainage protocols and precipitation patterns in paddy fields and the advantage of the water resources analysis model proposed in the current study were analyzed and discussed. New hydrological insights for the region: The green and blue water efficiency indices (GWE and BWE) were significantly affected by precipitation. GWE (0.495) was 35.1% higher in dry years than in wet years, and BWE was mainly affected by precipitation distribution during the crop growth season. The green and blue water productivity indices (GWP and BWP) showed pronounced differences among various irrigation-drainage measures, and the controlled irrigation (COI) performs the best. BWE and GWP obtained by previous method were 48.9% and 38.9% greater than those reported here, showing that the neglect of interactive blue-green water migration process would overestimate the field irrigation efficiency. The methods employed and results obtained in the present study suggest that it is important to assess the water footprint and blue-green performance for crop cultivation systems.
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spelling doaj.art-d42f963ad7444ba7b6dc61c070898b812024-01-27T06:55:04ZengElsevierJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies2214-58182024-02-0151101641Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy fieldYueyao Li0Mengyang Wu1Jan F. Adamowski2Xinchun Cao3College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaCollege of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Agricultural Soil-Water Efficient Utilization, Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction, Nanjing 210098, ChinaDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Québec H9X 3V9, CanadaCollege of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Agricultural Soil-Water Efficient Utilization, Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction, Nanjing 210098, China; Corresponding author at: College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.Study region: The study area was Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Study focus: Blue-green water utility assessment in crop cultivation is profound to better sustainability of regional resources, agriculture and ecosystems. The aim of current study is to establish a blue-green water differentiation and efficiency evaluation methods for paddy fields, based on daily water migration observation under four irrigation-drainage protocols. The blue-green water use performance under different irrigation-drainage protocols and precipitation patterns in paddy fields and the advantage of the water resources analysis model proposed in the current study were analyzed and discussed. New hydrological insights for the region: The green and blue water efficiency indices (GWE and BWE) were significantly affected by precipitation. GWE (0.495) was 35.1% higher in dry years than in wet years, and BWE was mainly affected by precipitation distribution during the crop growth season. The green and blue water productivity indices (GWP and BWP) showed pronounced differences among various irrigation-drainage measures, and the controlled irrigation (COI) performs the best. BWE and GWP obtained by previous method were 48.9% and 38.9% greater than those reported here, showing that the neglect of interactive blue-green water migration process would overestimate the field irrigation efficiency. The methods employed and results obtained in the present study suggest that it is important to assess the water footprint and blue-green performance for crop cultivation systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581823003282Agro-hydrologyBlue-green waterWater use efficiencyIrrigation-drainage measurePaddy rice
spellingShingle Yueyao Li
Mengyang Wu
Jan F. Adamowski
Xinchun Cao
Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy field
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Agro-hydrology
Blue-green water
Water use efficiency
Irrigation-drainage measure
Paddy rice
title Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy field
title_full Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy field
title_fullStr Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy field
title_full_unstemmed Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy field
title_short Blue-green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation-drainage measures applied to a paddy field
title_sort blue green water migration and utilization efficiency under various irrigation drainage measures applied to a paddy field
topic Agro-hydrology
Blue-green water
Water use efficiency
Irrigation-drainage measure
Paddy rice
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581823003282
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