Cultural skills for the municipality of Recife - Pernambuco, Brazil

Raimundo Mainar de Medeiros 1, *, Romildo Morant de Holanda 1, Luciano Marcelo Fallé Saboya 2, Moacyr Cunha Filho 1, Manoel Vieira de França 1 and Wagner Rodolfo de Araújo 3

1 Department of Rural Technology Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
2 Department of Rural Technology Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
3 Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil.
4 Department of Statistics and Informatics Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
5 Department of Rural Technology Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
 6 Graduating in Geography, Estacio de Sa University, Brazil.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 06(01), 208–218​
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2022.6.1.0116
 
Publication history: 
Received on 10 April 2022; revised on 31 May 2022; accepted on 02 June 2022
 
Abstract: 
The objective is to characterize the climate and to carry out zoning and agroclimatic aptitude for pineapple, herbaceous cotton, banana, sugarcane, beans, corn, cassava, castor bean, sisal and sorghum crops, pointing out their possible cultivation skills in the city Recife - PE. A historical series of rainfall and mean air temperature was used to calculate climatological water balance, climatic classification, evapopluviogram construction and agroclimatic zoning of the crops. Recife - PE has full aptitude for the cultivations of pineapple, herbaceous cotton, beans, castor bean, cassava and sisal. For the cultivation of cashew, maize, sugarcane and sorghum we contacted moderate aptitude. Only banana cultivation is restricted due to the region having a marked water deficit. The elements temperature, rainfall were determinant for the calculation of the water balance and the definition of the pluviometric scenarios. The study provides support to decision makers by providing information on Climatological Water Balance, climatic classification, agroclimatic zoning and crop aptitude, favoring adequate planning of agricultural activities and consequently reduction of crop risks.
 
Keywords: 
Evapotranspiration; Evapopluviograma; Water Deficiencies and Surpluses; Water Storage
 
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