Vol. 36 No. NE-1 (2026): XXVIII Congreso Internacional en Ciencias Agrícolas
Artículos de investigación

Evapotranspiration, crop coefficients, water depletion factor, and water use efficiency of bell pepper under shade net

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  • Jesús Enrique López Avendaño,
  • José Angel Martínez Gallardo,
  • Norma Delia Zazueta Torres,
  • Mitzi Dayanira Estrada Acosta,
  • Luis Alfonso Amarillas Bueno,
  • Julio César Rodríguez,
  • Fidencio Cruz Bautista,
  • MARTÍN ABRAHAM TIRADO RAMIREZ
Jesús Enrique López Avendaño Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
José Angel Martínez Gallardo Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Norma Delia Zazueta Torres Instituto Tecnológico de Eldorado
Mitzi Dayanira Estrada Acosta
Luis Alfonso Amarillas Bueno
Julio César Rodríguez Universidad de Sonora
Fidencio Cruz Bautista Universidad de Sonora
MARTÍN ABRAHAM TIRADO RAMIREZ UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE SINALOA

Published 2026-09-23

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López Avendaño, J. E., Martínez Gallardo, J. A., Zazueta Torres, N. D., Estrada Acosta, M. D., Amarillas Bueno, L. A., Rodríguez, J. C., Cruz Bautista, F., & TIRADO RAMIREZ, M. A. (2026). Evapotranspiration, crop coefficients, water depletion factor, and water use efficiency of bell pepper under shade net. Acta Universitaria, 36(NE-1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2026.4916

Abstract

Optimizing water use in agricultural irrigation is essential for water sustainability. This study aimed to determine evapotranspiration, crop coefficients (Kc), water depletion factor (f), and water use efficiency (WUE) for bell pepper grown under shade net conditions. Five treatments with three replications were evaluated for different f values (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5). Reference evapotranspiration (ET₀) was estimated using the FAO Penman-Monteith method, and crop evapotranspiration (ETc) was measured with volumetric lysimeters. Plant height, yield, ETc, and WUE were recorded. The best treatment (f = 0.1) achieved a plant height of 100.1 cm, yield of 76.7 ton ha⁻¹, ETc of 459 mm, and WUE of 16.7 kg m⁻³. The Kc values were 0.64, 1.02, and 1.09 for the initial, mid, and late growth stages, respectively.

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