scholarly journals Correction to: Fodder value and physiological aspects of rainfed smooth vetch affected by biofertilizers and supplementary irrigation in an agri-silviculture system

Author(s):  
S. Heydarzadeh ◽  
J. Jalilian ◽  
A. Pirzad ◽  
R. Jamei ◽  
E. Petrussa
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
ATIQUR RAHMAN ◽  
ASHUTOSH UPADHYAYA ◽  
BP BHATT

The population of marginal farmers in India is bound to increase due to continued division of farm holdings. Characteristically, marginal farmers are having more family labours but the production and productivity of their land holdings is low. The foremost reason behind this is the erratic rainfall and lack of assure supplementary irrigation during long dry spells. This paper presents the scope and applicability of a diaphragm based treadle pump in Bihar where groundwater is abundant and available at shallow depths round the year. Therefore, this pump could be very useful for marginal farmers in improving production and productivity of their tiny piece of land, as it uses human power and can be operated by male and female of age group 32- 45 years and lifts water from a depth ranging from 0- 30 feet. The water saving technologies such as bucket kit drum kit etc. could be used with this pump to irrigate the crops with high water productivity.


2018 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Haworth ◽  
Giovanni Marino ◽  
Ezio Riggi ◽  
Giovanni Avola ◽  
Cecilia Brunetti ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and Aims The development of Arundo donax as a biomass crop for use on drought-prone marginal lands in areas with warm to hot climates is constrained by the lack of variation within this species. We investigated the effect of morphological and physiological variation on growth and tolerance to drought under field conditions in three ecotypes of A. donax collected from habitats representing a climate gradient: a pre-desert in Morocco, a semi-arid Mediterranean climate in southern Italy and a warm sub-humid region of central Italy. Methods The three A. donax ecotypes were grown under irrigated and rain-fed conditions in a common garden field trial in a region with a semi-arid Mediterranean climate. Physiological and morphological characteristics, and carbohydrate metabolism of the ecotypes were recorded to establish which traits were associated with yield and/or drought tolerance. Key Results Variation was observed between the A. donax ecotypes. The ecotype from the most arid habitat produced the highest biomass yield. Stem height and the retention of photosynthetic capacity later in the year were key traits associated with differences in biomass yield. The downregulation of photosynthetic capacity was not associated with changes in foliar concentrations of sugars or starch. Rain-fed plants maintained photosynthesis and growth later in the year compared with irrigated plants that began to senescence earlier, thus minimizing the difference in yield. Effective stomatal control prevented excessive water loss, and the emission of isoprene stabilized photosynthetic membranes under drought and heat stress in A. donax plants grown under rain-fed conditions without supplementary irrigation. Conclusions Arundo donax is well adapted to cultivation in drought-prone areas with warm to hot climates. None of the A. donax ecotypes exhibited all of the desired traits consistent with an ‘ideotype’. Breeding or genetic (identification of quantitative trait loci) improvement of A. donax should select ecotypes on the basis of stem morphology and the retention of photosynthetic capacity.


Irriga ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 683-688
Author(s):  
Antonio Flavio Batista De Araujo ◽  
Claudivan Feitosa de Lacerda ◽  
Eduardo Santos Cavalcante ◽  
Jonnathan Richeds da Silva Sales ◽  
Raimundo Nonato Távora Costa ◽  
...  

IRRIGAÇÃO SUPLEMENTAR DO ALGODOEIRO COM ÁGUA RESIDUÁRIA TRATADA: ANÁLISES BIOMÉTRICAS E PRODUÇÃO DE BIOMASSA     ANTONIO FLAVIO BATISTA DE ARAUJO1; CLAUDIVAN FEITOSA DE LACERDA2; EDUARDO SANTOS CAVALCANTE3; JONNATHAN RICHEDS DA SILVA SALES4; RAIMUNDO NONATO TÁVORA COSTA5 E FERNANDO BEZERRA LOPES6.   1Doutorando, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected].   2Professor Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected].  3Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected]. 4Mestrando Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: jonnathanagro@gmail,com.  5Professor Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, U.F.C, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected]. 6Professor Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, U.F.C, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected].     1 RESUMO   O uso das águas residuárias tratadas em lagoas de estabilização na irrigação suplementar, desponta como uma estratégia para incrementar a produção agrícola de forma sustentável durante a estação das chuvas, eliminando, pelo menos parcialmente, as perdas associadas aos veranicos. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os impactos da irrigação suplementar do algodoeiro, sem e com adubação química com NPK, e simulando-se as condições de umidade do solo baseada em uma série histórica de dados de precipitação dos últimos 30 anos para a região do Baixo Jaguaribe-CE, considerando-se cenários normais, seca e seca severa. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida no município de Russas – CE, em uma área vizinha à lagoa de estabilização da CAGECE. O ensaio foi instalado em delineamento em blocos ao acaso, com arranjo dos tratamentos em parcelas subsubdivididas, com quatro repetições. Os resultados mostram impactos de cenários hídricos e da suplementação sobre a maioria das variáveis de crescimento das plantas de algodoeiro. A irrigação suplementar com águas residuárias incrementa a produção de biomassa e o vigor das plantas de algodão durante a fase inicial de desenvolvimento, independente da presença ou ausência da adubação com NPK. Esses efeitos foram significativos especialmente nos cenários de seca e seca severa.   Palavras-chave: Gossypium hirsutum L, reuso de água, Irrigação.     ARAUJO, A. F. B.; LACERDA, C. F.; CAVALCANTE, E. S.; SALES, J. R. S.; COSTA, R. N. T.; LOPES, F. B. SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION OF COTTON WITH TREATED WASTEWATER: BIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION     2 ABSTRACT   The use of treated wastewater in stabilization ponds for supplementary irrigation emerges as a strategy to increase agricultural production sustainably during the rainy season, eliminating, at least partially, the losses associated with summer. In this context, this work evaluated the impacts of supplementary cotton irrigation, without and with chemical fertilization with NPK, on soil moisture conditions based on a historical series of precipitation data for the last 30 years for the region of Baixo Jaguaribe-CE, considering normal scenarios, drought and severe drought. The research was conducted in the municipality of Russas - CE, in an area adjacent to the CAGECE stabilization pond. The trial was installed in a randomized block design, with the treatments arranged in sub-divided plots, with four replications. The results show impacts of water scenarios and supplementation on most growth variables of cotton plants. Supplementary irrigation with wastewater increases the production of biomass and the vigor of cotton plants during the initial stage of development, regardless of the presence or absence of NPK fertilization. These effects were significant, especially in drought and severe drought scenarios.   Keywords: Gossypium hirsutum L, wastewater, irrigation.


Author(s):  
A. Polthanee ◽  
M. Srisutham

Field experiment was carried out at Agronomy Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University in 2015-2016 to investigate the response of cassava to supplementary irrigation during the dry season month. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with four replications. The main plots comprised two cassava varieties (Huaybong 80 and Rayong 11). The sub l included four levels of drip irrigation [I-20, EV-40 mm (crop received 20 mm of water when daily cumulative pan evapolation value reached 40 mm during the dry season months)]; [I-20, EV-60 mm] ; [I-10, EV-40 mm] ; [I-10, EV-60 mm] and [I-10] (cassava under rainfed condition without additional irrigation)]. Results indicated that irrigation at (I-20, EV-40 mm) produced maximum the fresh (52 t ha-1) and dry (22 t ha-1) storage root yield. Huaybong 80 variety a gave significantly higher the storage root yield than that of Rayong 11 variety. The highest starch content also was obtained in the (I-20, EV-40 mm) treatment. There was no significant difference in the starch content between the two cassava varieties. Water were applied in treatment [I-20, EV-40 mm], [I-20, EV-60 mm], [I-10, EV-40 mm] and [I-10, EV-60 mm] was an average 299 mm, 194 mm, 150 mm and 97 mm, respectively during the growing season. Water use efficiency was the highest (35.3 kg ha-1 mm-1) in the [I-20, EV-60 mm] treatment.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Rahbeh ◽  
David Chanasyk ◽  
Shane Patterson

A combined methodology of the Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM), the generation of stochastic rainfall realizations, and an historical meteorological record were used to determine the supplementary irrigation requirement for an experimental site located in northern Alberta. The site receives an annual rainfall of approximately 500 mm yr -1, and contains a fluctuating water table. The simulated results showed maximum irrigation requirements of 270 mm, however, half that amount can be required during an average or wet growing season of mean rainfall of 350 and 500 mm, respectively. The irrigation requirements were influenced by rainfall amount and distribution, downward flux and the subsequent fluctuation of the water table and the depth of water table at the beginning of the growing season, which was influenced by the winter season precipitation. The simulated results suggested that a water table less than 2 m deep from the ground surface can significantly reduce the irrigation requirements. Therefore, the winter precipitation and initial depth of the water table are suitable indicators of the likely requirement of irrigation during the growing season.


2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1619-1626
Author(s):  
Pingjin Jiao ◽  
Yingduo Yu ◽  
Di Xu

Drainage water reuse has the potential to supplement irrigation, reduce drainage, and alleviate the area source pollution caused by agricultural drainage. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of influencing factors of drainage water reuse on supplementary irrigation and drainage reduction rates. To evaluate the effects, a water balance model was constructed to describe the irrigation water requirement and drainage water storage of a pond. The irrigation water requirement was calculated using the Penman-Monteith equation and the crop coefficient method while considering field leakage and effective rainfall; the drainage water volume was calculated using the improved Soil Conservation Service (SCS) model. The model was applied to the rice planting area in the Zhanghe Reservoir Irrigation District. Simulation results show that the supplementary irrigation and drainage reduction rates are primarily affected by the ratio of irrigation to drainage areas (RID), the pond volume ratio (PV), and the initial storage ratio (PSi); interactions among the three parameters are also observed. The RID, PV, and PSi contribute approximately 4:3:1 to the average variations in the supplementary irrigation rate. The supplementary irrigation rate increases with the values of PV and PSi but decreases with the increases of RID. For the drainage reduction rate variation, the average contribution percentages of PV and RID are 70% and 10%, respectively. Increasing PV and RID or reducing PSi enhances the drainage reduction rate. Adjusting the combination of parameters PV and RID can simultaneously maximize the supplementary irrigation and drainage reduction rates. Keywords: Drainage reduction, Drainage water reuse, Pond, Supplementary irrigation, Water balance model.


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