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Simulation of potato yield, nitrate leaching, and profit margins as influenced by irrigation and nitrogen management in different soils and production regions

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  • Woli, Prem
  • Hoogenboom, Gerrit
  • Alva, Ashok

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The Columbia Basin in the Pacific Northwest is a highly productive area for potatoes in the United States. Here, nitrate is the most frequently documented groundwater contaminant, and the challenge of maximizing crop productivity while minimizing the nitrate pollution still remains. This study assessed the responses of tuber yield, nitrate leaching, and profit margin to irrigation water amount, irrigation interval, nitrogen application rate, and soil type using 30 years of historical weather data and two representative soils in three locations of this region. A potato model was used to simulate the response variables for a total of 7500 scenarios (5 irrigation intervals×5 irrigation amounts×5 nitrogen rates×2 soil types×30 years) for each location. The results showed that nitrate leaching was greater with a larger irrigation—, a longer irrigation interval, a higher nitrogen rate, and a lighter soil. Tuber yield was larger with a smaller irrigation, a higher nitrogen rate, and a heavier soil. Profit margin was larger with a smaller irrigation and a heavier soil. The optimum amount of irrigation water for the study region was 400mm, at which both tuber yields and profit margins were the largest with the nitrogen application rate of 336kgha−1. The increase in leaching with a larger irrigation was smaller for a longer irrigation interval and a lighter soil but larger for a higher nitrogen rate. These findings might be helpful to potato growers in this region in identifying irrigation and nitrogen application rates aimed toward maximizing yields and profits while minimizing the nitrate contamination of groundwater.

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  • Woli, Prem & Hoogenboom, Gerrit & Alva, Ashok, 2016. "Simulation of potato yield, nitrate leaching, and profit margins as influenced by irrigation and nitrogen management in different soils and production regions," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 171(C), pages 120-130.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:171:y:2016:i:c:p:120-130
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.04.003
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