Modelling evapotranspiration of soilless cut roses 'Red Naomi' based on climatic and crop predictors
2019
Patricia Malva Costa | Isabel Pôças | Mário Cunha
This study aimed to estimate the daily crop evapotranspiration (ETc) of soilless cut 'Red Naomi' roses, cultivated in a commercial glass greenhouse, using climatic and crop predictors. A multiple stepwise regression technique was applied for estimating ETc using the daily relative humidity, stem leaf area and number of leaves of the bended stems. The model explained 90% of the daily ETc variability (R2 = 0.90, n = 33, P < 0.0001) measured by weighing lysimeters. The mean relative difference between the observed and the estimated daily ETc was 9.1%. The methodology revealed a high accuracy and precision in the estimation of daily ETc.
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