MADFORWATER. WP3 Adaptation of technologies for efficient water management and treated wastewater reuse in agriculture. Task3.1 Reduction of crop water requirement and tools for irrigation management with treated wastewater. Subtask3.1.3 Modelling tool for optimal irrigation scheduling with different water types

Abstract

Under subtask 3.1.3, SIM (Safe Irrigation Management Model) was developed with aim to propose the optimal water and nutrients’ management scenario of crops. SIM is a new and innovative irrigation software developed by MADFORWATER project. In addition, SIM was applied on a case study located in Souss Massa (Morocco) to predict the irrigation schedule to be applied on citrus crops with Treated Wastewater (TWW) accounting for the effect on yield, soil and groundwater. The database refers to this specific case study. Mostly, data refer to practices adopted under a conventional water regime (fresh water, FW) and are used to calibrate SIM. The main aim was to schedule irrigation under a controlled management that complies with i) TWW and with ii) FW, and to reproduce the farmers’ strategy. The collected data were used to reproduce management strategies with the aim to improve the actual irrigation practices, accounting for water quality, soil characteristics and crop yield. Besides, SIM was used to suggest irrigation strategies under TWW, to be considered as integral part of the irrigation and nutrient strategies and support decisions in irrigated agriculture with TWW. The dataset provided here are input data into subroutines of SIM model that allow to schedule irrigation accounting for water quality and soil properties.