Impact of Irrigation with Drainage Water on the Productivity of Forage Maize Grown on Calcareous Soil
Abdelrazek, S., E.M. Shouman, A., H.El-Deep, M., M. B. Darwisch, W. (2016). Impact of Irrigation with Drainage Water on the Productivity of Forage Maize Grown on Calcareous Soil. EKB Journal Management System, 37(July-September), 396-406. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2016.2505
Saad .A.E Abdelrazek; Ahmed E.M. Shouman; Mohamed H.El-Deep; Waleed M. B. Darwisch. "Impact of Irrigation with Drainage Water on the Productivity of Forage Maize Grown on Calcareous Soil". EKB Journal Management System, 37, July-September, 2016, 396-406. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2016.2505
Abdelrazek, S., E.M. Shouman, A., H.El-Deep, M., M. B. Darwisch, W. (2016). 'Impact of Irrigation with Drainage Water on the Productivity of Forage Maize Grown on Calcareous Soil', EKB Journal Management System, 37(July-September), pp. 396-406. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2016.2505
Abdelrazek, S., E.M. Shouman, A., H.El-Deep, M., M. B. Darwisch, W. Impact of Irrigation with Drainage Water on the Productivity of Forage Maize Grown on Calcareous Soil. EKB Journal Management System, 2016; 37(July-September): 396-406. doi: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2016.2505

Impact of Irrigation with Drainage Water on the Productivity of Forage Maize Grown on Calcareous Soil

Alexandria Science Exchange Journal
Article 6, Volume 37, July-September - Serial Number 3, September 2016, Page 396-406  XML PDF (415.44 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2016.2505
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Authors
Saad .A.E Abdelrazek1; Ahmed E.M. Shouman2; Mohamed H.El-Deep3; Waleed M. B. Darwisch4
1Soil Salinity and Alklinity Department, Alexandria Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
2Institute of Environment Studies Research –Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
3Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
4Department of natural resources Evaluation, planning and development Environmental Studies and Researches Institute, Sadat City University, Sadat, Egypt
Abstract
A greenhouse experiment was conducted to mitigate the deterious effect of drainage water on growth and nutrient uptake of forage maize grown on Borg ElArab calcareous soil. The soil   has high CaCo3 content and irrigated with well water (22.5 %) and drainage water (27.5 %). This practice increased calcium carbonate content in soils and increased electric conductivity values to 3.65 dS/m and 9.30 dS/m in soils irrigated with well water and drainage water, respectively. The obtained results indicated that the saline water  have a significant effect on maize fodder, silage quality and maize plant, seed weight, plant height, root / shoot ratio. The forage maize and maize silages yield were significantly reduced at different irrigation water treatments. The forage yield, silages index and forage index (%) also significantly reduced. The mean forage index  was found to be 0. 36 and was not affected by well water salinity level. In addition, the results showed that, the maize silages with lower content of crude fiber are considered as important energy source for feeding. The content of acetic acid was lower in silages at different salinity levels and the values were 25.34, 21.33, 11.27 and 11.27 S0, S1, S2 and S3. Direct cause for reduction of maize silages quality was the higher content of acetic acid. 
Keywords
saline water; forage maize; maize silages; Calcareous soil
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