Assessment of Skipping Irrigation on Yield, its Quality and Water Relations for Sunflower Crop | ||
| Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||
| Article 13, Volume 12, Issue 11, November 2021, Pages 791-796 PDF (984.65 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2021.209207 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mona A. M. El-Mansoury* 1; Amira A. Kasem1; Hend A. A. Gad2; Eman N. M. Mohamed3 | ||
| 1Water Requirements and Field Irrigation Res. Dept., Soils, Water and Environment Res. Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| 2Testing cotton pesticide department, Plant Protection Res. Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 3Seed Technology Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, ARC, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Water is the basis of life. The plants have different water needs. Sunflower is one of the most important oil crop in Egypt and 3rd in the world. In light of the limited water resources available and the problems of marketing and export, studies are being conducted seriously to find solutions to get the maximum benefit from the crop and give the highest yield. In this study, the impact of skipping irrigation on sunflower yield, protein, oil, crop-water relations as well as crop-water functions was evaluated. Both productivity parameters were determined regarding seed yield, protein and oil content. Results showed that skipping the second irrigation following sowing (SIFS) recorded several advantages such as: nearly the same yield as obtained with full irrigation, 9% water saving and the highest water productivity in connection with consumptive use (WP) and productivity of irrigation water (PIW) with low effect on seed yield, protein and oil content. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Skipping irrigation; sunflower; protein &oil; water relations; productivity of water unit | ||
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