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Study of water management on rainfed land in downstream Renggung watershed
 
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Graduate student of Dryland Resources Management, Mataram University, Mataram, Indonesia
 
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Department of Dryland Resources Management, Mataram University, Mataram, Indonesia
 
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Agriculture Faculty, Mataram University, Mataram, Indonesia
 
 
Publication date: 2017-01-18
 
 
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Fahrudin Fahrudin   

Graduate student of Dryland Resources Management, Mataram University, Mataram, Indonesia, Mataram University, Mataram, Indonesia, 83125 Mataram, Indonesia
 
 
Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management, 5(1),29-35
 
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The downstream area of Renggung Watershed is a water conservative zone which is also dominated by rainfed land with dominant vertisol soil-clay fraction. Watershed downstream reaches 40% and is 30% of total area of Renggung Watershed. Rainfed farming is a factor in dry land farming, but the presence of rainfed land in downstream Renggung watershed does not receive intensification treatment as water becomes a limiting factor for plant growth. About 87-90% rainfall events in downstream Renggung watershed happen during the rainy season, from November to April, with 3-4 wet months, while about 10-13% happen during the dry season, from May to October. This means that water is abundant in wet months, but there is a shortage of water during the dry period. Based on zone group, 72% of potential water from rainfall occurs in the downstream zone, 18.3% occurs in the middle zone, and 10.4% in the upstream zone. Three quarters of potential water from rainfall occurs in downstream. Water management on rainfed land in downstream Renggung watershed is still not optimum, which is caused by (a) dependence on supply of water downstream from HLD BR, but discharge has declines in the last 6 months; (b) poor water management at the farming level, because plants are not cultivated in the right season; and (c) poor management institutions and water user groups, so forums to facilitate and mediate issues in terms of management and use of irrigation water is not optimal.
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