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A Numerical Simulation Model for Highbush Blueberry Under Drought Stress

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition volume 19, pages 98–107 (2019)Cite this article

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This investigation considered the problem of determining irrigation conditions under which the impact of water deficit stress on a blueberry plant would be minimal. Specifically, and as a first methodological step, we solved the problem of simulating numerically the soil-water-plant system, assuming a scenario of water stress resulting from drought. The main justification for this investigation is the difficulty of obtaining experimental data, and the almost total absence of applications of this methodology to stress conditions for this crop. The simulations are based on the Richards equation with an explicit term, which models blueberry root water uptake, and were executed with HYDRUS-1D software. This software, the Richards equation, and the numerical values used have been widely validated by agronomists in experimental studies of similar crops. Two soil types were simulated: a clay soil and a sandy loam. It was possible to simulate realistic irrigation conditions for a blueberry crop in a scenario of water stress resulting from drought. The results obtained provided sufficient justification of the methodology for subsequent application in field studies.

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EC thanks the Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences of Universidad Católica de Temuco for partial the support for this project.

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  1. Departamento de Ciencias Matemáticas y Físicas, Universidad Católica de Temuco, M. Montt 056, P.O. Box 15-D, Temuco, Chile

    Emilio Cariaga & Leonardo Vásquez

  2. Facultad Técnica, Universidad Católica de Temuco, M. Montt 056, P.O. Box 15-D, Temuco, Chile

    Jorge Jerez

  3. Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Agronomía, Núcleo de Investigación en Producción Alimentaria, Universidad Católica de Temuco, M. Montt 056, P.O. Box 15-D, Temuco, Chile

    Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau

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Cariaga, E., Vásquez, L., Jerez, J. et al. A Numerical Simulation Model for Highbush Blueberry Under Drought Stress. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 19, 98–107 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-019-0015-y

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