Compatibility of schedule and chili plant patterns with the trontwaite–mather

And blaney–Criddle method water balance approachin Lembata district.

The pattern and time of planting the community in Ile Ape, Atadei and East Ile Ape sub-districtis
polyculture with planting time at the base of the rainy month in the form of corn, mung beans–
bero.There search objectives were to determine the amount of water input, the condition of the
land water balance,and the water balance of plants and to design a schedule and cropping pattern
for commodities that were suitable for the discricts of Ile Ape, Atadei,and East Ile Ape. This
research is a descriptive exploratory study based on the Tronthwaite–Mather method to
determine water balance, the Blaney–Criddle method to determine plant water balance and direct
measurements in the field, and is supported by soil analysis in the laboratory.The average
amount of rain water input in agricultural land in Lembata district during the period 2000 to 2019
Was 916,30 mm/year. The land water balance in Ile Ape sub-district shows a water deficit occurs
in March-October with an average of -0,3 mm to 45,42 mm, and a surplus occurs in December-
February with an average of 53,04 mm to 106,99 mm. The land water balance of Atadei District
shows a water deficit occursin March-October with an average of 1,32 mm to 45,96 mm, and a
surplus occurs in December-February with an average of 53,04 mm to106,99 mm. The land
water balance of East Ile Ape district shows a water deficit occurs in March-October with an
average of -0,39 mm to 45,42 mm, and a surplus occurs in December-February with an average
of 53,04 mm to 106,99 mm. The cropping pattern in the districts of Ile Ape, Atadei, and East Ile
Ape is chili (November) – MK I (March) – MK II harvest (July) or alternatively, chili
intercropping with short-lived horticultural crops.

Keywords: Cropping Pattern, Chili, Land Water Balance, Plant Water Balance