Impacts caused by the agricultural drought in the Plantain crop (Musa) in areas of the municipality of Venezuela, Ciego de Avila, Cuba

Authors

  • Yurisbel Gallardo Ballat Universidad de Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez de Ciego de Ávila. Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica
  • Oscar Brown Manrique Universidad de Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez de Ciego de Ávila. Centro de Estudios Hidrotécnicos
  • Patricio W. Williams Harriot Universidad de Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez de Ciego de Ávila. Departamento de Matemática Aplicada
  • Yiliane Matamoros Martinez Empresa de Aprovechamiento Hidráulico, Santi Spiritus, Cuba
  • Isanary Rodríguez Carbajal Empresa de Aprovechamiento Hidráulico, Santi Spiritus, Cuba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18779/cyt.v10i2.214

Keywords:

CLIMATOLOGICAL PHENOMENA, YIELD LOSSES, CONSERVATION STRATEGIES, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, AGRARIAN DROUGHT INDEX

Abstract

In the present investigation the impact of the agricultural drought on the plantain crop (Musa paradisiaca) is analyzed in a 13 year period in areas of Venezuelan municipality of the province of Ciego de Ávila. Cuba, the Drought Index (ISA) was used to analyze the drought periods, which presents the Reference Evapotranspiration, which in this case was determined by Penman Monteith method FAO- 1998, the moisture deficit, effective precipitation and agricultural yield. The results show that agricultural drought processes are present in all crop cycles, affecting yields in general, so that the evaluation of the phenomenon is very useful for the sustainable management of agricultural ecosystems in order to achieve better Productive results in the medium and short term. The analysis of this climatic phenomenon from the agricultural point of view allows us to draw up strategies for the application of methods of soil conservation and water resource to farmers.

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Published

2017-12-01

How to Cite

Gallardo Ballat, Y., Brown Manrique, O., Williams Harriot, P. W., Matamoros Martinez, Y., & Rodríguez Carbajal, I. (2017). Impacts caused by the agricultural drought in the Plantain crop (Musa) in areas of the municipality of Venezuela, Ciego de Avila, Cuba. Ciencia Y Tecnología, 10(2), 9–18. https://doi.org/10.18779/cyt.v10i2.214

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2017): July-December (2017)

Section

Environmental Science

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