Effect of Collected Rainwater on Crop Growth in Greenhouses with in the Erbil Province of Iraq
Abdullah, J., Aziz, F. (2015). Effect of Collected Rainwater on Crop Growth in Greenhouses with in the Erbil Province of Iraq. EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), 31-43.
Jwan Abdullah; Farhad Aziz. "Effect of Collected Rainwater on Crop Growth in Greenhouses with in the Erbil Province of Iraq". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 1, 2015, 31-43.
Abdullah, J., Aziz, F. (2015). 'Effect of Collected Rainwater on Crop Growth in Greenhouses with in the Erbil Province of Iraq', EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), pp. 31-43.
Abdullah, J., Aziz, F. Effect of Collected Rainwater on Crop Growth in Greenhouses with in the Erbil Province of Iraq. EKB Journal Management System, 2015; 14(1): 31-43.

Effect of Collected Rainwater on Crop Growth in Greenhouses with in the Erbil Province of Iraq

Catrina: The International Journal of Environmental Sciences
Article 4, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2015, Page 31-43  XML PDF (495.71 K)
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Authors
Jwan Abdullah email 1; Farhad Aziz2
1Environment department, Collage of science, Salahaddin University
2Biology department science of education collage, Salahaddin University
Abstract
This study examined the physical and chemical characteristics of rainwater from 15 sites in Kurdistan- Iraq between March and April 2009 and compared the growth of crop plants (Triticum duarium, Lens esculenta, Cicer arietinum and Bracica oleraceae) using rainwater. Results were analyzed using a factorial experiment which was replicated three times using a randomized design set-up. Results revealed that plant growth varied with 22.89 ± 3.54 cm recorded at the Bahirk’s village site and 5.33 ± 0.764 cm recorded at the Erbil Kirkuk road site, respectively. Fresh shoot dry weight ranged between 1.181 ± 0.054 gm and 0.023 ± 0.011gm; fresh root weight was between 1.38 ± 0.07 gm and root dry weight was 0.0519 ± 0.021 gm respectively. Determination of nutrient content of rainwater revealed that N-3, P-3, K+, and Na+ concentrations ranged between (6.98 - 3.53; 2.28 - 2.17; 106.51 - 38.41; and 19.55 - 12.94) mg/L, respectively. Results revealed that rainwater can be applied for agricultural purposes as plant characteristics and the nutrient content did not fundamentally change when compared with use of Tab water.
Keywords
Rainwater; Chemical and Physical properties; plant height; fresh and dry weight; finally nutrients
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