Effect of Traditional and Modified Surface Irrigation Methods on Pomegranate Fruits Quality and Productivity in Assiut Governorate | ||||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 53, Issue 5, December 2022, Page 171-184 PDF (851.2 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2022.166624.1185 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Tarek Kh. El-Bolok1; mostfa S. Kasem2; mohamad G.M. Abdalla  3
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| 1Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| 2Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| 3The Farm of the Department of Pomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This investigation was conducted during two successive seasons of 2019 and 2020 on 36 years old trees of Manfalouty pomegranate cultivar cultivated in a clay loam soil at the experimental orchard of Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut Governorate, for studying the effect of four irrigation methods: flood surface (control), terraces, ring and drip irrigation on vegetative growth and fruiting, yield, fruit physical and chemical properties and water use efficiency (WUE). The obtained results indicated that, use modified flood irrigation (terraces), ring or drip irrigation significantly increased shoot length, number of leaves per shoot and leaf area. Using drip or modified irrigation recorded the highest water use efficiency (WUE). It is clear from the current results the importance of irrigation via modified surface irrigation (terraces) which leads to improve the growth and nutritional status of trees, hence increase the packable yield. In addition, such irrigation methods increase the water use efficiency and reduce the cost of production and avoid problems with drip irrigation. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Irrigation; Terraces; Drip; Pomegranate; Yield; Water use efficiency | ||||
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