EFFECT OF REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION STRATEGIES ON PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN A HIGH-DENSITY 'ARBEQUINA' OLIVE ORCHARD LOCATED IN AN ARID REGION OF ARGENTINA

2011 ◽  
pp. 81-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Vita Serman ◽  
D. Pacheco ◽  
A. Olguín Pringles ◽  
L. Bueno ◽  
A. Carelli ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Kelly Nascimento Leite ◽  
Daniel Fonseca de Carvalho ◽  
Jose Maria Tarjuelo Martin- Benito ◽  
Geocleber Gomes de Sousa ◽  
Alfonso Dominguez Padilla

The present study aimed to validate the MOPECO crop simulation model and to determine a viable irrigation management for watermelon in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil, using methodologies of optimized regulated deficit irrigation (ORDI) and constant deficit irrigation (CDI). The experiment was carried out during October to December 2013 and the second one from July to August 2014 in plots of land of producers in the Baixo Acaraú Irrigated Perimeter – Ceará, Brazil. Treatments were characterized by ORDI management (70, 80, 90% ETa/ETm ratio) and CDI management along the entire cycle (70, 80 and 90% ETm) and control treatment, irrigated with 100% of the water requirement of the crop (ETm). In terms of saving of water resources, the results showed that management with regulated deficit irrigation leads to favorable and economically viable results for the farmer, of water saving, especially in a situation of severe water scarcity, irrigation management with regulated water deficit (ORDI) can provide favorable and economically viable results for the farmer. The highest value of WUE (41.8 kg m-3) was obtained with the treatment of lowest water volume applied (352.1 L) in the second experiment, decreasing with the increase in the water volume used. The ORDI methodology represents a better water use efficiency for all treatments of deficit applied compared to CDI treatments. The difference of ORDI and CDI methodology provided an increase of up to 200% in the gross margin obtained with the exploration of the watermelon culture which represents a range of R$ 986.00 in profit in a situation of water scarcity, as in the case of the studied region, the strategy with water supply of 70% of ETa/ETm ratio regulated by phenological stage was recommended in order to obtain highest water use efficiency.


2015 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Samara Nunes de Lima ◽  
Fábio Afonso Mazzei Moura de Assis Figueiredo ◽  
Amanda Oliveira Martins ◽  
Bruna Corrêa da Silva de Deus ◽  
Tiago Massi Ferraz ◽  
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Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 3510
Author(s):  
Chenli Zhou ◽  
Hengjia Zhang ◽  
Fuqiang Li ◽  
Zeyi Wang ◽  
Yucai Wang

Water resource scarcity is an important factor restricting the sustainable development of agriculture in Northwest China. Regulated deficit irrigation can conserve water while maintaining high crop yields. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of regulated deficit irrigation on the photosynthetic characteristics, yield, and water use efficiency of woad (Isatis indigotica) under mulched drip irrigation from 2017 to 2019 in a cold and arid area of the Hexi Oasis irrigation region, China. Sufficient water was supplied during the seedling stage. The control consisted of adequate water supplied during the other growth stages, whereas mild, moderate, and severe water deficits were imposed during the vegetative growth period, and a mild and moderate water deficit was imposed during the fleshy root growth stage. A mild water deficit was imposed during the fleshy root maturity period. The results showed that the net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, and stomatal conductance under moderate and severe water deficit were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased compared with the control, respectively, during the vegetative growth period. The economic yield of mild water deficit during the vegetative growth and mild water deficit during the vegetative growth and fleshy root growth did not differ significantly (p > 0.05) from that of the control. Other treatments caused a 6.74–17.74% reduction in the economic yield of woad. The water use efficiency and irrigation water use efficiency were the highest in the mild water deficit during the vegetative growth period and the fleshy root growth period. Therefore, the application of a continuous mild deficit from the vegetative growth stage to the fleshy root growth stage with sufficient water supplied during other growth periods is recommended as the optimal irrigation regime for maximum yield, water use efficiency, and water-saving of woad.


what is impact of regulated deficit irrigation and foliar Zn nanoparticles application on productivity of mango trees? the answer to this question represents the main objective of this study. To verify this, an experiment was performed during the 2016/2017 on the mango trees mango (Mangifera indica L.) cvs." Nawomy" and "Sokary" which have about 16 years old in sandy soil under drip irrigation system. 100, 50, 75% of the crop evapotranspiration "ETc" were used, in parallel with three levels of concentrations of NPs-Zn micronutrient (0, 50, and 100 ppm) were applied three times; i.e., before flowering, 10 days after full bloom and after fruit set stages in both seasons. The highest yield and water-use efficiency were obtained with applying the RDI-75% of ETc treatment without significant difference that 100% of ETc treatment. The average fruit weight and size, length and width were larger for mango fruits from the 100% of ETc and 75% of ETc, with TSS%, total reducing sugars and ascorbic acid content being significantly greater than fruits of other irrigation treatments. Therefore, using the nano zinc as foliar sprays on mango trees at a concentration of 100 ppm improved fruit set percentage, total yield fruit quality (physical and chemical properties), also increased water use efficiency. It could be concluded that irrigated trees with 75% of ETc plus foliar spraying of nano zinc (NPs-ZnSO4) at 100 ppm was the most effective treatment for increasing fruit set, total yield and quality as well as water use efficiency of Nawomy and Sokary mango trees.


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