Difference of water utilization between irrigated and rainfed potato in the agro\|pastoral ecotone of northern China
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2023.04.12
Key Words: potato  irrigation  rainfed  water use efficiency  APSIM-Potato  the agro\|pastoral ecotone
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TANG Jianzhao Hebei Technology Innovation Center for Geographic Information Application, Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China 
WANG Rende Hebei Technology Innovation Center for Geographic Information Application, Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China 
ZHOU Haitao Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhangjiakou, Hebei 075000, China 
ZHANG Xinjun Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhangjiakou, Hebei 075000, China 
GUO Fenghua Hebei Technology Innovation Center for Geographic Information Application, Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China 
LIU Jianfeng Hebei Technology Innovation Center for Geographic Information Application, Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China 
XIAO Dengpan College of Geography Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China 
BAI Huizi Hebei Technology Innovation Center for Geographic Information Application, Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China 
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Abstract:
      In order to reveal the impacts of “irrigated to rainfed” on potato yield and water utilization in the agro\|pastoral ecotone of northern China, in this study, 27 sites evenly distributed in the agro\|pastoral ecotone of northern China were selected. A fully validated APSIM\|Potato model driven by climate data, soil data and management data was used to simulate potato yield and water utilization under irrigated and rainfed conditions. Results showed that: potato yields ranged from 15 900 to 35 600 kg·hm2, from 16 400 to 34 800 kg·hm-2 and from 16 600 to 34 800 kg·hm-2 under continuous irrigation of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years in the agro\|pastoral ecotone of northern China, and the corresponding yields were 12 800~30 600, 13 900~29 100 kg·hm-2 and 12 700~25 500 kg·hm-2 under the rainfed condition. The irrigated potato yield was higher in the western agro\|pastoral ecotone (APE), and the rainfed yield was higher in the eastern APE. Soil water content before planting were 163~388 mm, 161~394 mm and 154~398 mm under continuous irrigation of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years, and the values decreased by 31.8%, 35.3% and 36.9% under rainfed condition. The groundwater consumptions were 5 360~21 330 m3·hm-2, 8 910~43 680 m3·hm-2 and 19 920~65 770 m3·hm-2 under continuous irrigation of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years, and the consumption of groundwater was higher in the western APE. Under rainfed condition, the groundwater recoveries were 860, 1 445 m3·hm-2 and 1 580 m3·hm-2, and the recovery was higher in the eastern APE. Water use efficiency of potato ranged from 54.8 to 94.6 kg·hm-2·mm-1, from 54.7 to 93.2 kg·hm-2·mm-1 and from 54.6 to 93.9 kg·hm-2·mm-1 under continuous irrigation of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years, and the values decreased by 2.7%, 1.1% and 6.0% under rainfed condition. The results of our study can be helpful for decision\|making departments to adjust potato planting pattern based on the local water resources condition.