Assessing the Effect of Irrigation Water Management Strategies on Napier Productivity—A Review

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dc.contributor.authorNtege, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorKiggundu, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorWanyama, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorNakawuka, Prossie
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-26T16:46:53Z
dc.date.available2022-12-26T16:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractNapier, a fast growing and perennial grass has a dry matter (DM) yield potential of 78 tons/ha/yr. However, under water availability constraints Napier’s yield potential reduces to 62 tons/ha/yr. In an effort to attain Napier’s yield potential, irrigation management strategies have been integrated into its production to provide the highest productivity. This review assesses the effect of irrigation water management strategies on Napier productivity and also looks at future perspectives. Application of these strategies i.e. , precision irrigation, deficit irrigation, and application of biophysical models, can increase Napier’s yield potential to 112 tons/ha/yr. Review findings revealed that there is a need to close the knowledge gap on response of Napier productivity to different irrigation water management strategies. The future perspective explores the potential of the FAO AquaCrop model in provision of pre-season decision-making on irrigation strategies due to its relatively low cost and simplifications required in parameterization.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNtege, I., Kiggundu, N., Wanyama, J. and Nakawuka, P. (2021) Assessing the Effect of Irrigation Water Management Strategies on Napier Productivity— A Review. Agricultural Sciences, 12, 1447-1461. https://doi.org/10.4236/as.2021.1212092en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4236/as.2021.1212092
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6581
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgricultural Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectNapieren_US
dc.subjectClimate Changeen_US
dc.subjectIrrigationen_US
dc.subjectDeficit irrigationen_US
dc.subjectFAO AquaCropen_US
dc.titleAssessing the Effect of Irrigation Water Management Strategies on Napier Productivity—A Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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