Optimal irrigation of cotton in northern Greece using AquaCrop: A multi-year simulation study

R. Linker, G. Sylaios, I. Tsakmakis

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Abstract

A hybrid approach for optimizing irrigation was developed and tested via simulation of cotton cultivation in Northern Greece. At any given day during the season, the remaining cultivation days were conceptually split into two parts: The five coming days and the rest of the season. Accurate weather forecasts were assumed to be available for the first period, during which only one irrigation event could take place. For the second period, average historical weather data were used as long-term forecasts, and rather than optimizing directly the irrigation events, the decision variables corresponded to a number of soil water levels at which irrigation would be triggered and the corresponding irrigation amounts. This hybrid approach ensured that the number of decision variables remained acceptably small so that the procedure can be computed repeatedly in real time during the season.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPrecision Agriculture 2015 - Papers Presented at the 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2015
EditorsJohn V. Stafford
PublisherWageningen Academic Publishers
Pages717-724
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9789086862672
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2015 - Tel-Aviv, Israel
Duration: 12 Jul 201516 Jul 2015

Publication series

NamePrecision Agriculture 2015 - Papers Presented at the 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2015

Conference

Conference10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2015
Country/TerritoryIsrael
CityTel-Aviv
Period12/07/1516/07/15

Keywords

  • Figaro
  • Model-based optimization
  • Weather forecasts

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Computer Science Applications

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