Water retention techniques under crop’s root zone a tool to enhance water use efficiency and economic water productivity for zucchini
Other Title(s)
تقنية احتجاز المياه تحت المنطقة الجذرية للنبات كأداة لتحسين كفاءة استعمال المياه و إنتاجية المياه
Joint Authors
Hammadi, Hasan Ali
al-Masraf, Sabah Anwar Dawud
Source
Issue
Vol. 25, Issue 6 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.44-52, 9 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Engineering
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
A new technique in cultivation by installing membrane sheet below the crop’s root zone was helped to save irrigation water in the root zone, less farm losses, increasing the field water use efficiency and water productivity.
In this paper, the membrane sheet was installed below the root zone of zucchini during the summer growing season 2017 in open field.
This research was carried out in a private field in Babil governorate at Sadat Al Hindiya Township reached 72 km from Baghdad.
Surface trickle irrigation system was used for irrigation process.
Two treatment plots were used, treatment plot T1 using membrane sheet and treatment plot T2 without using the membrane sheet.
The applied irrigation water, time of irrigation, soil moisture contents before irrigation were calculated and recorded daily for the two treatments plots.
Values of crop yield, Field water use Efficiency and economic water productivity were discussed and compared between the plots.
The obtained results indicate that field water use efficiency for the two plots, T1 and T2 were: 6.04 and 4.64 kg/m3, respectively.
The increasing value in field water use efficiency (FWUE) of plot T1 comparing with plot T2 was 30.2 %.
Additionally, the value of economic water productivity of zucchini crop for plots T1 and T2 was: 20514.1 and 15031.7 ID/m3, respectively.
The increasing value of the Economic water productivity (EWP) of plot T1 comparing with plot T2 was 36.5 %.
The value of water saving in plot T1 was 16.7%.
The reduction in frequency of irrigation at T1 was 12 %.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hammadi, Hasan Ali& al-Masraf, Sabah Anwar Dawud. 2019. Water retention techniques under crop’s root zone a tool to enhance water use efficiency and economic water productivity for zucchini. Journal of Engineering،Vol. 25, no. 6, pp.44-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891617
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hammadi, Hasan Ali& al-Masraf, Sabah Anwar Dawud. Water retention techniques under crop’s root zone a tool to enhance water use efficiency and economic water productivity for zucchini. Journal of Engineering Vol. 25, no. 6 (Jun. 2019), pp.44-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891617
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hammadi, Hasan Ali& al-Masraf, Sabah Anwar Dawud. Water retention techniques under crop’s root zone a tool to enhance water use efficiency and economic water productivity for zucchini. Journal of Engineering. 2019. Vol. 25, no. 6, pp.44-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891617
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 51-52
Record ID
BIM-891617