Title:	Cowpea crop coefficient in Teresina, Piaui state, Brazil.
Authors:	FERREIRA, V. M. BASTOS, E. A. ANDRADE JÚNIOR, A. S. CARDOSO, M. J. MASCHIO, R. SILVA, E. M.
Affiliation:	Valber M. Ferreira, UFPI; Edson Alves Bastos, Embrapa Meio-Norte; Aderson Soares de Andrade Júnior, Embrapa Meio-Norte; Milton José Cardoso, Embrapa Meio-Norte; Rafael Maschio, UFPI; Everaldo M. Silva, UFPI.
Date Issued:	2008
Citation:	In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, 37.; INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK ENVIRONMENT SYMPOSIUM, 8., 2008, Iguassu Falls. Technology for all: sharing the knowledge for development: proceedings. [Foz do Iguaçu]: CIGR, 2008.
Pages:	4 p.
Description:	Determining the cowpea crop coeficient (Kc) is fundamental in order to establish its water needs during the stages of its development. The objective of this research was to determine the cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Kc values, BR-17 Gurguéia variety, in its diverse crop development stages, by using a weighing lysimeter. The test was carried out in the experimental area of Embrapa Middle-North, in Teresina, PI (05°05' S; 42°48' W and 74.4 m) aiming a rational planning and management of irrigation. The evapotranspiration reference was estimated by the Penman-Monteith method using climatic data obtained from an automatic weather station located in the experimental area. The Kc values were: 0.7, in the initial phase; 0.7 to 0.8, in the growing phase; 0.8 to 1.06 in the reproductive phase and 0.6 in the final phase.
Thesagro:	Hidrometeorologia Instrumento de Medida Irrigação
Type of Material:	Artigo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em anais de congresso (CPAMN)