Part I of this research presented the development of a decision support model, called MCID, for planning and managing irrigation and/or drainage projects. Part II is aimed at testing and applying MCID. In a comparative test with the DRAINMOD model, drain spacings obtained with MCID were slightly larger or identical. The spacings obtained with MCID and DRAINMOD were considerably larger than those obtained through traditional methodologies of design of drainage systems. The relative crop yield (YRT) obtained with MCID was, in general, lower than the one obtained with DRAINMOD due to differences in the estimate of crop response to water deficit. In comparison with CROPWAT, very close results for YRT and for actual evapotranspiration were obtained. The developed model was applied to perennial and annual crops during different cropping periods grown at the Jaiba Irrigation Project, Brazil. The results of tests and applications show the potential of MCID as a decision support tool for irrigation and/or drainage projects.
soil-water-plant-salinity management; relative yield; financial analysis
