PT Model

Soil Water Management Research Group (SWMRG)

at Sokoine University of agriculture,

Morogoro, Tanzania

The model is available on CD by request to SWMRG .

Please contact SWMRG in Tanzania:

Omari B. Mzirai, Research Associate
Soil-Water Management Research Group (SWMRG)
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania
email: swmrg@suanet.ac.tz

Alternatively it can also be downloaded from this web site.

Please fill in the form below so that we can keep records of users of the model.

We will appreciate if you will let us have your comments and suggestions of what you think needs to be improved in the model.

References to the model:

M.D.B. Young,, J.W. Gowing, G.C.L. Wyseure, N. Hatibu. 2002 .Parched?Thirst: development and validation of a process-based model of rainwater harvesting. Agricultural Water management 55: 121-140.

Wyseure G.C.L, J.W. Gowing and M.D.B. Young. 2002. PARCHED-THIRST: an agrohydrological model for planning rainwater harvesting systems in semi-arid areas. Invited chapter in VP.Singh and D Fervert. Mathematical Models of Small Watershed Hydrology and Applications. Water Resources Publications. (ISBN 1-887201-35-1 with CD-ROM).

N. Hatibu, M. D. B. Young, J. W. Gowing H. F. Mahoo and O. B. Mzirai. 2003. Developing Improved Dryland Cropping Systems For Maize In Semi-Arid Tanzania. Part 1: Experimental Evidence For The Benefits Of Rainwater Harvesting. Experimental Agriculture, 39:279-292

J. W. Gowing, M. D. B. Young, N. Hatibu, H. F. Mahoo, F. Rwehumbiza and O. B. Mzirai. 2003. Developing Improved Dryland Cropping Systems For Maize In Semi-Arid Tanzania. Part 2:. Use of a Model to extrapolate and add value to experimental results. Experimental Agriculture, 39: 293-306

Handbook with tutorials:

Omari B. Mzirai, Thomas Bwana, Siza D. Tumbo, Filbert B. Rwehumbiza and Henry Mahoo. PT handbook No 1; Soil Water Management Research Group (SWMRG), SUA, Morogoro, Tanzania; ( 2.17 Mb PDF file)