IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/agiwat/v260y2022ics0378377421005643.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Interplay of irrigation strategies and sowing dates on sunflower yield in semi-arid Mediterranean areas

Author

Listed:
  • Giannini, Vittoria
  • Mula, Laura
  • Carta, Marcella
  • Patteri, Giacomo
  • Roggero, Pier Paolo

Abstract

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the most cultivated oil crops in the world. Given its high dependence on water availability, its cultivation in the Mediterranean area is severely threatened by climate change: very hot and dry weather conditions currently occurring in the Mediterranean area have a negative impact on sunflower yield. Many studies have pointed to earlier sowing dates as a promising strategy to prevent summer drought stress causing sunflower yield losses, but the literature on winter sowing dates is scarce. The aim of this research was to quantify the interplay between sowing date (winter time included) and water regime to sustain sunflower cultivation in the Mediterranean area. A field experiment and a modeling study were carried out to evaluate the effects of different sowing dates (00SD: ‘conventional sowing date’ in March/April and ‘earlier sowing dates’ in December-January-February, depending on years) under two different water regimes (irrigated vs. rainfed) on quantitative traits of high oleic cultivars of sunflower. Field experiments revealed that sowing in late February - mid March was the most effective strategy in terms of achene productivity. Achene production by sunflower was also simulated using EPIC under a baseline climatic scenario and for 4 hypothetical sowing dates (D1: 10th January, D2: 10th February, D3: 10th March, D4: 10th April) and different irrigation strategies. The most effective sowing date was D3 under rainfed conditions, confirming the results of the field study. Irrigation from 20 days before anthesis up to flowering significantly improved achene yield for the early sowing dates (D1 and D2), which almost reached their respective yield potentials. This confirms that an earlier sowing date could be a viable management strategy in Mediterranean areas with little water availability.

Suggested Citation

  • Giannini, Vittoria & Mula, Laura & Carta, Marcella & Patteri, Giacomo & Roggero, Pier Paolo, 2022. "Interplay of irrigation strategies and sowing dates on sunflower yield in semi-arid Mediterranean areas," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 260(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:260:y:2022:i:c:s0378377421005643
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107287
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377421005643
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107287?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ebrahimian, Elnaz & Seyyedi, Seyyed Mohammad & Bybordi, Ahmad & Damalas, Christos A., 2019. "Seed yield and oil quality of sunflower, safflower, and sesame under different levels of irrigation water availability," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 218(C), pages 149-157.
    2. Le, Kieu N. & Jeong, Jaehak & Reyes, Manuel R. & Jha, Manoj K. & Gassman, Philip W. & Doro, Luca & Hok, Lyda & Boulakia, Stéphane, 2018. "Evaluation of the performance of the EPIC model for yield and biomass simulation under conservation systems in Cambodia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 90-100.
    3. Ferreira, A.M & Abreu, F.G, 2001. "Description of development, light interception and growth of sunflower at two sowing dates and two densities," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 56(4), pages 369-384.
    4. Zeleke, Ketema & Nendel, Claas, 2019. "Growth and yield response of faba bean to soil moisture regimes and sowing dates: Field experiment and modelling study," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 213(C), pages 1063-1077.
    5. Philip W. Gassman & Jimmy R. Williams & Verel W. Benson & R. César Izaurralde & Larry M. Hauck & C. Allan Jones & Jay D. Atwood & James Kiniry & Joan D. Flowers, 2005. "Historical Development and Applications of the EPIC and APEX Models," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 05-wp397, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
    6. Ragaglini, G. & Triana, F. & Villani, R. & Bonari, E., 2011. "Can sunflower provide biofuel for inland demand? An integrated assessment of sustainability at regional scale," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(4), pages 2111-2118.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Vittoria Giannini & Carmelo Maucieri & Teofilo Vamerali & Giuseppe Zanin & Stefano Schiavon & Davide Matteo Pettenella & Stefano Bona & Maurizio Borin, 2022. "Sunflower: From Cortuso’s Description (1585) to Current Agronomy, Uses and Perspectives," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-16, November.
    2. Villani, Lorenzo & Castelli, Giulio & Yimer, Estifanos Addisu & Nkwasa, Albert & Penna, Daniele & van Griensven, Ann & Bresci, Elena, 2024. "Exploring adaptive capacities in Mediterranean agriculture: Insights from Central Italy's Ombrone catchment," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    3. Zhou, Shiwei & Ye, Fan & Xia, Dufei & Liu, Zijin & Wu, Yangzhong & Chen, Fu, 2023. "Climate change impacts assessment and developing adaptation strategies for rainfed foxtail millet in northern Shanxi, China," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 290(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Vittoria Giannini & Carmelo Maucieri & Teofilo Vamerali & Giuseppe Zanin & Stefano Schiavon & Davide Matteo Pettenella & Stefano Bona & Maurizio Borin, 2022. "Sunflower: From Cortuso’s Description (1585) to Current Agronomy, Uses and Perspectives," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-16, November.
    2. Pirozzi, Domenico & Fiorentino, Nunzio & Impagliazzo, Adriana & Sannino, Filomena & Yousuf, Abu & Zuccaro, Gaetano & Fagnano, Massimo, 2015. "Lipid production from Arundo donax grown under different agronomical conditions," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 456-462.
    3. Gaiser, Thomas & Judex, Michael & Hiepe, Claudia & Kuhn, Arnim, 2010. "Regional simulation of maize production in tropical savanna fallow systems as affected by fallow availability," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 103(9), pages 656-665, November.
    4. Liu, Junguo & Williams, Jimmy R. & Zehnder, Alexander J.B. & Yang, Hong, 2007. "GEPIC - modelling wheat yield and crop water productivity with high resolution on a global scale," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 94(2), pages 478-493, May.
    5. McClelland, Shelby C. & Paustian, Keith & Williams, Stephen & Schipanski, Meagan E., 2021. "Modeling cover crop biomass production and related emissions to improve farm-scale decision-support tools," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 191(C).
    6. Parisa Paymard & Mohammad Bannayan & Reza Sadrabadi Haghighi, 2018. "Analysis of the climate change effect on wheat production systems and investigate the potential of management strategies," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 91(3), pages 1237-1255, April.
    7. repec:ias:cpaper:13-tr50 is not listed on IDEAS
    8. Spinelli, D. & Jez, S. & Pogni, R. & Basosi, R., 2013. "Environmental and life cycle analysis of a biodiesel production line from sunflower in the Province of Siena (Italy)," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 492-506.
    9. Soltani, A. & Alimagham, S.M. & Nehbandani, A. & Torabi, B. & Zeinali, E. & Dadrasi, A. & Zand, E. & Ghassemi, S. & Pourshirazi, S. & Alasti, O. & Hosseini, R.S. & Zahed, M. & Arabameri, R. & Mohammad, 2020. "SSM-iCrop2: A simple model for diverse crop species over large areas," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).
    10. Le, Kieu N. & Jeong, Jaehak & Reyes, Manuel R. & Jha, Manoj K. & Gassman, Philip W. & Doro, Luca & Hok, Lyda & Boulakia, Stéphane, 2018. "Evaluation of the performance of the EPIC model for yield and biomass simulation under conservation systems in Cambodia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 90-100.
    11. Spencer, Daniel S. & Barnes, James N. & Coatney, Kalyn T. & Parman, Bryon J. & Coble, Keith H., 2017. "Property Rights And The Economics Of Non-Point Source Water Regulations In Agriculture: A New Biophysical-Economic Methodological Approach," 2017 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2017, Mobile, Alabama 252835, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    12. Lychuk, Taras E. & Moulin, Alan P. & Lemke, Reynald L. & Izaurralde, Roberto C. & Johnson, Eric N. & Olfert, Owen O. & Brandt, Stewart A., 2021. "Modelling the effects of climate change, agricultural inputs, cropping diversity, and environment on soil nitrogen and phosphorus: A case study in Saskatchewan, Canada," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 252(C).
    13. Yeo, In-Ae & Yee, Jurng-Jae, 2014. "A proposal for a site location planning model of environmentally friendly urban energy supply plants using an environment and energy geographical information system (E-GIS) database (DB) and an artifi," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 99-117.
    14. Estaji, Ahmad & Niknam, Fatemeh, 2020. "Foliar salicylic acid spraying effect’ on growth, seed oil content, and physiology of drought-stressed Silybum marianum L. plant," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 234(C).
    15. Jing, Bing & Shah, Farooq & Xiao, Enshi & Coulter, Jeffrey A. & Wu, Wei, 2020. "Sprinkler irrigation increases grain yield of sunflower without enhancing the risk of root lodging in a dry semi-humid region," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 239(C).
    16. Zhao, Jie & Zhang, Xuepeng & Yang, Yadong & Zang, Huadong & Yan, Peng & Meki, Manyowa N. & Doro, Luca & Sui, Peng & Jeong, Jaehak & Zeng, Zhaohai, 2021. "Alternative cropping systems for groundwater irrigation sustainability in the North China Plain," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 250(C).
    17. Zhiqiang Wang & Jingyi Jiang & Yongfeng Liao & Lan Deng, 2015. "Risk assessment of maize drought hazard in the middle region of farming-pastoral ecotone in Northern China," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 76(3), pages 1515-1534, April.
    18. Strauch, Michael & Volk, Martin, 2013. "SWAT plant growth modification for improved modeling of perennial vegetation in the tropics," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 269(C), pages 98-112.
    19. Markovska, Natasa & Duić, Neven & Mathiesen, Brian Vad & Guzović, Zvonimir & Piacentino, Antonio & Schlör, Holger & Lund, Henrik, 2016. "Addressing the main challenges of energy security in the twenty-first century – Contributions of the conferences on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 115(P3), pages 1504-1512.
    20. Niblick, Briana & Monnell, Jason D. & Zhao, Xi & Landis, Amy E., 2013. "Using geographic information systems to assess potential biofuel crop production on urban marginal lands," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 234-242.
    21. Mark Siemers & Stephen Plotkin & Philip W. Gassman, 2014. "Interactive APEX (i_APEX) User's guide using APEX2110 and APEX0806," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 14-tr50, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:260:y:2022:i:c:s0378377421005643. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/agwat .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.