Effect of Supplementary Saline Irrigation and Applied Nitrogen on the Performance of Dryland Seeded Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea)

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhu Dayal ◽  
P. S. Minhas ◽  
C. P. S. Chauhan ◽  
R. K. Gupta

SUMMARYField experiments were conducted for two years to evaluate the effects of combinations of saline irrigation (ECw 14.0 ds m-1) and nitrogen levels on the yield, seasonal water use and nitrogen use efficiencies of mustard. These showed that the use of saline water can boost the growth and yield of dryland mustard and that, within certain limits, a non-saline water supply can be substituted by applying nitrogen and saline water. It is suggested that fertilizer nitrogen rates should be adjusted in relation to the supply of water and its predicted salinity.Irrigación salina y los efectos del nitrógeno en la mostaza sembrada en las tierras de secano

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. p95
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman ◽  
Tanvir Ahmed ◽  
Mohammad Abdul Mojid

Irrigation with saline water adversely affects rice production and degrades land productivity in the coastal zones of many countries in the world. This study aimed at developing a suitable irrigation management practice to reduce the harmful effects of salinity on rice production under saline water irrigation. An experiment in raise-bed lysimeters was set in a split-split-plot design with irrigation–drainage practice as the main factor, irrigation water salinity as the sub-factor and rice variety as sub-sub factor; main factor and sub-factor comprised four treatments and the sub-sub factor comprised three treatments, each with three replications. The treatments of the main factor were – T1: 2-5 cm continuous ponding, T2: continuous saturation, T3: changing irrigation water after 3 days of application by maintaining 2-5 cm ponding depth, and T4: changing irrigation water after 5 days of application by maintaining 2-5 cm ponding depth. The sub-factor comprised – SL1: fresh water as control, SL2: saline water of 6 dS m-1, SL3: saline water of 9 dS m-1, and SL4: saline water of 12 dS m-1. The sub-sub factor comprised three salt-tolerant rice varieties V1: Binadhan-8, V2: Binadhan-10, and V3: BRRI dhan-47. The irrigation–drainage practices T2 and T3 provided significantly (p£0.05) improved growth and yield attributes of the rice varieties under salinity water level SL3 and SL4 compared to T1 and T4 treatments. The treatment T3 maintained least exposure of the crop to high degree of salinity and produced satisfactory plant attributes by inhibiting the detrimental effects of salinity. Therefore, T3 is suggested for adoption in practical fields when provision for removing high saline water from the rice fields can be arranged.


Author(s):  
Patrícia Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Rigoberto Moreira de Matos ◽  
José Dantas Neto ◽  
Vitória Ediclécia Borges ◽  
Thiago Galvão Sobrinho ◽  
...  

The objectives were to analyze the water and nitrogen use efficiency by forage palm in different irrigation depths with saline water and nitrogen fertilization levels in the Brazilian semi-arid region. The experiment was conducted under field condition during one year of cultivation (360 days). The experimental design was a complete randomized block and 5 x 5 factorial scheme with five irrigation depths (125, 100, 75, and 25% of ET0) and five levels of nitrogen fertilization (0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 kg ha-1 of N) and three replicates. Irrigation and acceptable nitrogen fertilization resulted in a good water and fertilization management. Water and nitrogen use efficiency of forage palm were higher, when water depths and the nitrogen levels supplied to the soil were increased. The 125% ET0 depth showed a higher efficiency of water and nitrogen use in the forage palm during 360 days of study. In conditions of low nitrogen supply, the efficiency of nitrogen use is directly and indirectly associated with the fresh mass yield; while under high supply, the efficiency of the use of nitrogen is more effective. The use of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization in the semi-arid region is recommended to obtain higher productivity of water and nitrogen from the forage palm.


1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 529 ◽  
Author(s):  
JA Kirkegaard ◽  
PA Gardner ◽  
JF Angus ◽  
E Koetz

The effect of the Brassica crops, canola and Indian mustard, on the growth and yield of subsequent wheat crops was investigated in field experiments at four sites in southern New South Wales. In all experiments, shoot growth, root growth, disease incidence and water and nitrogen use of wheat following the Brassica crops were compared with wheat following wheat. Linseed and field peas were included as break crops at some sites for comparison. At one site, methyl bromide fumigation was used to investigate break crop effects in the absence of soil-borne pathogens. Growth improvements following break crops were evident at an early stage (4 leaf stage), but were not related to levels of soil mineral N or the incidence of plants affected by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (take-all) or Rhizoctonia solani. At two of the four sites, early vegetative growth was greater following Indian mustard than following canola. Treatment with methyl bromide led to increased vegetative growth of wheat following all crops, but the ranking of the break crop effect was maintained, with wheat growth after Indian mustard>canola>wheat. The average increase in shoot biomass at anthesis following the break crops was 29%, varying from 12 to 46% according to site and break crop species. The effect of break crops on grain yield was influenced by water availability after anthesis. At one site, where 89 mm of rain fell after anthesis, the early improvements in growth persisted until maturity, and yield was significantly improved following the break crops. At the other three sites, less than 20 mm of rain fell after anthesis, and the greater biomass of wheat following break crops resulted in rapid depletion of soil water. The increased water deficit during grain filling reduced grain size, and no yield benefit was observed. As a result of increased pre-anthesis growth, wheat following break crops accumulated more N at anthesis in above-ground biomass at all sites. This N was redistributed into the grain after anthesis resulting in an average increase of 1.5% in grain protein in wheat following break crops. At one site, the increased N uptake in the crop was associated with less mineral N remaining in the profile at harvest. The results indicate the potential for break crops to improve the yield and protein levels of subsequent wheat crops, although the magnitude of these effects is dependent on seasonal conditions. The nature of the early growth improvements remains uncertain. However, the results from two of the sites support a previous report of the superior break-crop effect of Indian mustard.


HortScience ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 520E-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhimanagouda S. Patil ◽  
Ashok K. Alva

Accumulating epidemiological evidences indicate that citrus phytochemicals have prevented chronic diseases such cancer and heart diseases. To enhance nutraceutical levels, field experiments were conducted using `Ruby Red' grapefruit on Carrizo citrange rootstock to evaluate the effects of variable fertilizer rates on nutraceutical contents. The trees received annual nitrogen rates from 0 to 280 kg·ha-1 (using a 1 N: 0.25 P: 1 K blend) under optimal irrigation schedule. Subsamples of fruit were analyzed for nutraceutical levels. HPLC analysis showed that naringin concentrations of the fruit collected from the trees treated with different levels of nitrogen differ significantly, and naringin levels decreased with increased nitrogen levels. Fruit from the control treatment had 1316 mg·mL-1 of naringin compared to the fruit collected from 280 kg N/ha per year trees (1056 mg·mL -1). A similar trend was observed with tasteless flavonoid naringenin rutinoside (narirutin). Total vitamin C [ascorbic acid (AA) plus dehydroascorbic acid (DHAA)] content from the fruit collected decreased with the nitrogen levels increased. These results demonstrate that increased fertilizer rates have an influence on the nutraceutical levels; therefore, there is a potential for further investigations on fine tuning the preharvest production programs to improve the nutritional value of the fruit.


1999 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Stevens ◽  
G. Harvey ◽  
D. L. Partington ◽  
B. G. Coombe

Mature field-grown grapevines, Colombard on Ramsey rootstock, grown in a semi-arid climate were irrigated with saline water during any one of 4 growth stages within the season: pre-flowering, during berry development, during berry ripening, and post-harvest. At other times, plots were irrigated with river water (EC 0.5 dS/m) as was the control throughout the season. Saline water (EC 3.5 dS/m) with a high sodium absorption ratio was produced by addition of sodium chloride brine. Soil cation exchange capacity was 14 cmolc/kg, and at the end of the trial, the soil exchangeable sodium percentage in the control was 6%, in the treatment salinised pre-flowering 13%, during berry development 20%, during berry ripening 20%, and post-harvest 19%. Treatments were applied for 6 consecutive seasons. Vines were highly productive, with the average yield in the control equal to 62 t/ha of grapes. Saline irrigation caused significant, but small, declines in yield in 3 seasons, in pruning weights in 2 seasons, and in berry weights in 4 seasons. Effects on growth, once established, often persisted unchanged through one or more subsequent seasons of saline irrigation. The growth stage shown to be most sensitive to saline irrigation was berry development; saline irrigation during berry development reduced the yield by 7% and during berry ripening by 3%, and pre-flowering it reduced the berry weight by 1%, during berry development by 6%, and during berry ripening by 4%. The amounts of irrigation applied in each of the 4 growth stages were not equal, and hence, treatments did not receive equal additions of salt. Normalising data to remove this effect showed that the rate of yield decline per unit dS/m increase in the seasonal average salinity during berry development, 7%/dS.m, was 3-fold greater than the 2%/dS.m during berry ripening. We conclude that this scion/rootstock combination, grown under these conditions, can maintain high productivity despite ‘slugs’ of saline irrigation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Pedrero Salcedo ◽  
Juan José Alarcón Cabañero ◽  
Pedro Pérez Cutillas

<p>A pioneering study in Murcia within the framework of the ASSIST (Use of Advanced information technologies for Site-Specific management of Irrigation and SaliniTy with degraded water) research project, seeks to lay the foundations for a new integrated system for the assessment of salinity through combined use of traditional techniques (soil and plant sampling) and new technologies (multispectral aerial videography or satellite observation; and image analysis) to help quantify and map soil salinization / degradation and the effects of soil-plant interactions (salinity-toxicity) on the growth and yield of irrigated crops. In this sense, the initial objective was to evaluate the salinity of the soil and the development of lettuces irrigated with unconventional water resources through thermal and multispectral images. Different soil and plant salinity indices were studied, observing that the temperature (on plant) and salinity index (SI) (on soil), had a moderate correlation with the soil salinity. Although the results obtained have been encouraging, more research is needed to develop specific equations capable to predic soil salinity from the values of these indices taken remotely. In this context, a review of the spectral salinity indices has been prepared to be applied at a regional scale. As an experimental area, El Campo de Cartagena located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula has been chosen, since there is intensive irrigated agriculture in a semi-arid environment. Due to this, farmers resort to using non-conventional and saline water sources, consequently the use of saline irrigation water is causing salinization of the soils and damage to the crops. Values from existing salinity records combined with soil salinity data obtained in various plots, provided information that was correlated with time series of Landsat images (1984-2020). Regression models were also applied in which environmental variables provided an improvement in the estimation of soil salinity. The results allowed us to determine the main salinity concentration areas, as well as inputs to establish criteria for improvement in the management of irrigation systems.</p>


2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 2911
Author(s):  
João Batista dos Santos ◽  
Hans Raj Gheyi ◽  
Klebson Santos Brito ◽  
Diego Azevedo Xavier ◽  
Geovani Soares de Lima ◽  
...  

The castor bean has attracted the attention of many farmers as an alternative crop for the National Program of Biofuel and its extensive use in the ricinochemical industry. The crop requires large planting areas to meet the demands of the fuel market. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of irrigation water salinity and nitrogen fertilization on the growth and production of castor beans, ‘BRS Gabriela’, in a protected environment. The present study was conducted at the Center of Technology and Natural Resources of the Federal University of Campina Grande. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 5 × 4 factorial with three replications and one plant per plot. The treatments consisted of irrigation water with five electrical conductivity (ECw) levels of 0.7, 1.7, 2.7, 3.7, and 4.7 dS m-1 associated with four nitrogen levels of 60, 80, 100, and 120 mg of N kg-1 of soil. The interaction between water salinity and nitrogen rates did not exert significant effects on the variables studied. Increased salinity of irrigation water affected the growth in height and stem diameter of castor beans in all periods, and leaf area from 90 days after sowing. Increased nitrogen levels had a positive effect on leaf area at 60, 90, 120, and 150 days after sowing. The total mass of seeds, one hundred seed mass, yield, and number of fruits per plant decreased with the increase in water salinity, and the total mass of seeds was the most affected variable.


2000 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. SANDHU ◽  
V. K. ARORA ◽  
RAMESH CHAND ◽  
B. S. SANDHU ◽  
K. L. KHERA

Long-term field experiments were conducted at six different sites (representing dryland and irrigated environments) with wheat (Triticum aestivum) on sandy loam soils to generate a database relating available water supply and fertilizer nitrogen (N) rate to grain yield. Step-wise multiple regression analysis showed that water supply and fertilizer N at more than 53 cm a−1 and 103 kg ha−1 a−1 were unproductive. A method, based on the principle of equi-marginal productivity of water in different periods of crop growth, has been used to estimate the optimum allocation of the variable amounts of water supply over the growing season. The optimized quantities of water in different periods of crop growth were then employed to compute fertilizer N requirement to achieve a given yield target. For medium grain yield targets (4–5 t ha−1), the range of substitution between fertilizer N and water for efficient resource use was quite wide.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
EVANDRO MANOEL DA SILVA ◽  
REGINALDO GOMES NOBRE ◽  
LEANDRO DE PÁDUA SOUZA ◽  
RAILENE HÉRICA CARLOS ROCHA ARAÚJO ◽  
FRANCISCO WESLEY ALVES PINHEIRO ◽  
...  

The irrigation with saline water reduces crop growth and yield, resulting in the need of new techniques that enable the use of this natural resource in fruit growing. In this sense, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of saline irrigation water associated with different nitrogen doses on guava rootstock cv. Paluma morphophysiology. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized blocks design, testing 5 electrical conductivity of irrigation water - ECw (0.3, 1.1, 1.9, 2.7 and 3.5 dS m-1) and four nitrogen doses for fertilization (541.1; 773.0; 1004.9 and 1236.8 mg dm-3), in a 5x4 factorial, with four repetitions. The increase in the ECw from 0.3 dS m-1 negatively affected the morphophysiology of guava rootstock cv. Paluma, especially during the younger phase of the crop. The N dose of 541 mg dm-3 stimulated the increase of most morphophysiological variables in guava rootstock during the period studied. The nitrogen fertilization did not reduced the salt stress effect on the evaluated variables.


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