An evaluation and comparison of drip and conventional furrow irrigation methods on maize

Ghamarnia, Houshang; Parandyn, Mohammad Amin; Arji, I; Rezvani, Vahid

doi:10.1080/03650340.2012.671934

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“…The DI system was relatively superior in the maize growth parameters, except for root weight, compared with the SI system. Similar to previous reports ( Ghamarnia et al, 2013 ; Mahgoub et al, 2017 ), the observed increase in the root weight of plants under the SI system could be a result of the downward movement of irrigation water due to gravity, which promotes the penetration of roots through the soil profile to greater depths to extract water from the deeper layers. Maize plants exposed to water stress showed growth retardation.…”

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Exogenously Applied Proline Enhances Morph-Physiological Responses and Yield of Drought-Stressed Maize Plants Grown Under Different Irrigation Systems

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The exogenous application of osmoprotectants [e.g., proline (Pro)] is an important approach for alleviating the adverse effects of abiotic stresses on plants. Field trials were conducted during the summers of 2017 and 2018 to determine the effects of deficit irrigation and exogenous application of Pro on the productivity, morph-physiological responses, and yield of maize grown under two irrigation systems [surface irrigation (SI) and drip irrigation (DI)]. Three deficit irrigation levels (I100, I85, and I70, representing 100, 85, and 70% of crop evapotranspiration, respectively) and two concentrations of Pro (Pro1 = 2 mM and Pro2 = 4 mM) were used in this study. The plants exposed to drought stress showed a significant reduction in plant height, dry matter, leaf area, chlorophyll content [soil plant analysis development (SPAD)], quantum efficiency of photosystem II [Fv/Fm, Fv/F0, and performance index (PI)], water status [membrane stability index (MSI) and relative water content (RWC)], and grain yield. The DI system increased crop growth and yield and reduced the irrigation water input by 30% compared with the SI system. The growth, water status, and yield of plants significantly decreased with an increase in the water stress levels under the SI system. Under the irrigation systems tested in this study, Pro1 and Pro2 increased plant height by 16 and 18%, RWC by 7 and 10%, MSI by 6 and 12%, PI by 6 and 19%, chlorophyll fluorescence by 7 and 11%, relative chlorophyll content by 9 and 14%, and grain yield by 10 and 14%, respectively, compared with Pro0 control treatment (no Pro). The interaction of Pro2 at I100 irrigation level in DI resulted in the highest grain yield (8.42 t ha–1). However, under the DI or SI system, exogenously applied Pro2 at I85 irrigation level may be effective in achieving higher water productivity and yield without exerting any harmful effects on the growth or yield of maize under limited water conditions. Our results demonstrated the importance of the application of Pro as a tolerance inducer of drought stress in maize.

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Exogenously Applied Proline Enhances Morph-Physiological Responses and Yield of Drought-Stressed Maize Plants Grown Under Different Irrigation Systems

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“…Rasool et al 38 found that compared with the furrow irrigation treatment, water savings of 33.4–60.0% were found under drip irrigation treatments. Ghamarnia et al 39 showed that compared with the local conventional furrow irrigation, the seasonal irrigation water of drip irrigation maize was saved by 36–81% by using different drip irrigation belts and surface treatments, combined with soil and water monitoring. Fonteyne et al 40 showed that under conventional tillage conditions, drip irrigation water saving 36% than furrow irrigation on average, drip irrigation and conservation agriculture combined irrigation water saving 40% than furrow irrigation on average.…”

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Enhancement growth, water use efficiency and economic benefit for maize by drip irrigation in Northwest China

Liu

Liang

et al. 2023

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The application of drip irrigation has been paid more and more attention, but there was lack of systematic comparative analysis between drip irrigation and conventional border irrigation method for maize, currently. A 7-year field study from 2015 to 2021 evaluated the effects of drip irrigation (DI, 540 mm) or conventional border irrigation method (BI, 720 mm) on maize growth, water use efficiency (WUE) as well as profitability. The results showed the plant height, leaf area index, yield, WUE and economic benefit of maize with DI had significantly higher than BI. The dry matter translocation, the dry matter transfer efficiency and contribution of dry matter translocation to grain with DI showed significant increase of 27.44%, 13.97% and 7.85% compared to BI, respectively. In comparison to conventional border irrigation, the yield of drip irrigation increased by 14.39%, as well as WUE and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) increased by 53.77% and 57.89%. The net return and economic benefit of drip irrigation was 1998.87 and 756.58 USD$ hm−1 higher than that of BI. Drip irrigation increased net return and benefit/cost ratio by 60.90% and 22.88% compared with BI. These results demonstrate that the drip irrigation can effectively improve the growth, yield, WUE and economic benefit of maize in northwest China. Therefore, drip irrigation can be used for maize cultivation to increase crop yield and WUE in northwest China, which has cut down on irrigation water about 180 mm.

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“…However, irrigation water can be saved, and productivity of crop can be increased by adopting water-saving micro-irrigation methods (Antony & Singandhupe, 2004). Several research workers reported higher crop yields and water savings by adopting micro-irrigation technology for crop production (Janat & Somi, 2001;Tiwari et al, 2003;Sezen et al, 2006;Kumar et al, 2007;Singandhupe et al, 2008;Gadissa & Chemeda, 2009;Kumar et al, 2009;Ghamarnia et al, 2013;Agrawal et al, 2018;Jain et al, 2018). This technology involves watering the plant frequently in the root zone with the required volume of water.…”

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Performance of cabbage at different irrigation levels under drip and microsprinkler irrigation systems^*

Shinde

Pawar

Kale

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Irrigation and Drainage

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Field experiments were conducted for 3 years to investigate an appropriate irrigation management strategy that would lead to increased cabbage productivity along with saving in irrigation water. Cabbage was grown with microsprinkler and drip irrigation methods with four irrigation levels based on crop evapotranspiration (ETc) as 0.8 ETc, 0.9 ETc, 1 ETc, and 1.1 ETc. It was found that cabbage crop performed better with the microsprinkler system than the drip system. All the growth-and yield-contributing characters in the microsprinkler irrigation method were significantly superior over drip irrigation. The maximum yield of cabbage was obtained by the microsprinkler method (37 t ha −1 ) with irrigation scheduling at 1 ETc followed by 0.9 ETc (35.5 t ha −1 ). However, highest water use efficiency (114 kg ha −1 mm −1 ) was obtained in drip irrigation with 0.9 ETc irrigation level, and the highest net income per mm of water (Rs 622) was obtained in drip irrigation with 1 ETc irrigation level.Microsprinkling gave 7.30% more yield of cabbage than the drip method, whereas the drip method saved 32% more water than the microsprinkler method. It is therefore recommended to adopt the microsprinkler irrigation method to obtain a potential yield of cabbage. However, when water is a limiting factor, it is recommended to grow cabbage with the drip irrigation method. K E Y W O R D Scabbage, India, irrigation levels, micro-irrigation, water productivity, water use efficiency RésuméDes expériences sur le terrain ont été menées pendant trois ans pour étudier une stratégie de gestion de l'irrigation appropriée qui entraînerait une augmentation de la productivité du chou ainsi qu'une économie d'eau d'irrigation. Le chou a été cultivé avec des méthodes d'irrigation par micro-aspersion et goutte à goutte avec quatre niveaux d'irrigation basés sur l'évapotranspiration des cultures (ETc) comme 0,8 ETc, 0,9 ETc, 1 ETc et 1,1 ETc. Il a été constaté que la récolte de chou fonctionnait mieux avec le système de micro-aspersion que le système goutte à goutte. Tous les caractères contribuant à la croissance et au * Performance du chou à différents niveaux d'irrigation avec des systèmes d'irrigation goutte à goutte et micro-aspersion

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An evaluation and comparison of drip and conventional furrow irrigation methods on maize

Cited by 10 publications

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Exogenously Applied Proline Enhances Morph-Physiological Responses and Yield of Drought-Stressed Maize Plants Grown Under Different Irrigation Systems

Exogenously Applied Proline Enhances Morph-Physiological Responses and Yield of Drought-Stressed Maize Plants Grown Under Different Irrigation Systems

Enhancement growth, water use efficiency and economic benefit for maize by drip irrigation in Northwest China

Performance of cabbage at different irrigation levels under drip and microsprinkler irrigation systems^*

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An evaluation and comparison of drip and conventional furrow irrigation methods on maize

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Exogenously Applied Proline Enhances Morph-Physiological Responses and Yield of Drought-Stressed Maize Plants Grown Under Different Irrigation Systems

Exogenously Applied Proline Enhances Morph-Physiological Responses and Yield of Drought-Stressed Maize Plants Grown Under Different Irrigation Systems

Enhancement growth, water use efficiency and economic benefit for maize by drip irrigation in Northwest China

Performance of cabbage at different irrigation levels under drip and microsprinkler irrigation systems*

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