Effects of alternate wetting and drying irrigation on percolation and nitrogen leaching in paddy fields

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 381-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuezhi Tan ◽  
Dongguo Shao ◽  
Huanhuan Liu ◽  
Fengshun Yang ◽  
Chun Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Leaching ◽  
Paddy Fields ◽  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Alternate Wetting And Drying

scholarly journals Response of Vertical Migration and Leaching of Nitrogen in Percolation Water of Paddy Fields under Water-Saving Irrigation and Straw Return Conditions

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengxin Zheng ◽  
Zhanyu Zhang ◽  
Yunyu Wu ◽  
Richwell Mwiya
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Nitrogen Leaching ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Paddy Fields ◽  
N Leaching ◽  
Leaching Losses ◽  
Leaching Loss ◽  
Straw Return ◽  
Percolation Water

The use of water-saving irrigation techniques has been encouraged in rice fields in response to irrigation water scarcity. Straw return is an important means of straw reuse. However, the environmental impact of this technology, e.g., nitrogen leaching loss, must be further explored. A two-year (2017–2018) experiment was conducted to investigate the vertical migration and leaching of nitrogen in paddy fields under water-saving and straw return conditions. Treatments included traditional flood irrigation (FI) and two water-saving irrigation regimes: rain-catching and controlled irrigation (RC-CI) and drought planting with straw mulching (DP-SM). RC-CI and DP-SM both significantly decreased the irrigation input compared with FI. RC-CI increased the rice yield by 8.23%~12.26%, while DP-SM decreased it by 8.98%~15.24% compared with FI. NH4+-N was the main form of the nitrogen leaching loss in percolation water, occupying 49.06%~50.97% of TN leaching losses. The NH4+-N and TN concentration showed a decreasing trend from top to bottom in soil water of 0~54 cm depth, while the concentration of NO3−-N presented the opposite behavior. The TN and NH4+-N concentrations in percolation water of RC-CI during most of the rice growth stage were the highest among treatments in both years, and DP-SM showed a trend of decreasing TN and NH4+-N concentrations. The NO3−-N concentrations in percolation water showed a regular pattern of DP-SM > RC-CI > FI during most of the rice growth stage. RC-CI and DP-SM remarkably reduced the amount of N leaching losses compared to FI as a result of the significant decrease of percolation water volumes. The tillering and jointing-booting stages were the two critical periods of N leaching (accounted for 74.85%~86.26% of N leaching losses). Great promotion potential of RC-CI and DP-SM exists in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China, and DP-SM needs to be further optimized.

The potential for expansion of irrigated rice under alternate wetting and drying in Burkina Faso

2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 106758
Author(s):  
Komlavi Akpoti ◽  
Elliott R. Dossou-Yovo ◽  
Sander J. Zwart ◽  
Paul Kiepe
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Irrigated Rice ◽  
Alternate Wetting And Drying

Diagnosis and management of green algae in low land paddy fields of Cauvery delta zone, Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
M Jeya Bharathi ◽  
M Raju ◽  
S Elamathi
Keyword(s):  
Green Algae ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Rice Cultivation ◽  
Rice Root ◽  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Alternate Wetting And Drying ◽  
Green Algal ◽  
Algae Growth ◽  
Cauvery Delta ◽  
Soil And Water

Rice is a prime food crop for Asian countries. Wet land rice cultivation contributes maximum grain yield than dry land rice. Cauvery delta is a predominant area for rice cultivation in Tamil Nadu. Green algae growth during Kuruvai (June -August) season is a serious problem in wet land rice. These algae growth create anaerobic condition and prevent rice root respiration. The entire rice root was uprooted and floated on the stagnated water during initial stage. There is no preliminary study for green algae control in rice field. Soil and water samples were collected and analyzed for the nature of occurrence. Laboratory and field experiments were conducted to find out the remedial measures. The results of soil and water sample analysis showed that use of bore well water and dumping of phosphatic fertilizers leads to salt accumulation which favours the green algal growth. The results of the laboratory experiment revealed that the CuSO4 londox power, propiconazole and hexaconazole showed moderate inhibition on 5th day after treatment. The findings from field experiment indicated that use of conoweeder, alternate wetting and drying and CuSo4 drenching @ of 2.5 kg/ha when green algae appearance has just noticed or 5.0 kg/ha when severe growth occurred was effective in managing the green algae. Among all measures, alternate wetting and drying is the best management practices. CuSO4 drenching reduces around 70% of the growth. Even though CuSO4 react negatively with algae growth, soil pH changes and salt concentration play a major role on the CuSO4 action towards green algae. In order to maintain soil health condition, biofertilizer application, crop rotation, green manure trampling to be practised to recover the soil from alkaline pH, removal of accumulated salt and to control the algae growth using CuSO4.

scholarly journals Impact of alternate wetting and drying on farm incomes and water savings in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ujjayant Chakravorty ◽  
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Manzoor H Dar ◽  
Kyle Emerick ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Wetting And Drying ◽  
Water Savings ◽  
Alternate Wetting And Drying ◽  
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