The limitation of water resources and the remarkable increase in population should be forced research workers to find ways for saving water without significant reduction in yield. The objective of this paper is to study the interaction effect of deficit irrigation and raised bed on wheat yield, water productivity and water saving in north Nile delta, Egypt. Two field experiments were conducted at Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh governorate during the two successive seasons of 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. A split plot design with four replications was used. Irrigation treatments occupied the main plots, while planting methods arranged in subplots. Three planting methods were flat (traditional method, F1), bed 70cm wide (F2) and raised bed 140cm wide (F3). Four deficit irrigation treatments were irrigated every 21 days (farmer treatment, I1); the second one after 60% (I2) , the third one after 70% (I3) and the fourth one after 80% (I4) depletion of available soil moisture (ASMD). Results showed that mean of amount of irrigation water applied for DI1, DI2, DI3 and DI4 were 4759.2, 4497.6, 3808.8, and 3360.0 m 3 /ha., respectively, and means of water table contribution to ETc were 559.2 and 765.6 m 3 /ha. for I3 and I4 , respectively. Means of irrigation water applied were 4524, 4034.4 and 3763.2 m 3 /ha. for F1, F2 and F3, respectively. F3 and F2 saved 17% and 11% of irrigation water compared with F1, respectively. F3 significantly increased grain and straw yields by 16 and 18% compared to F1. The interaction between DI2 and F3 and between DI1 and F1 resulted in higher grain and straw yields. Means values of water productivity were 5.7, 6.1 and 6.1 L.E /m 3 correspond to 1.2 , 1.18 and 1.5 kg grain/m 3 water applied for F1, F2 and F3 respectively .
A field experiment was carried out at El-Roba village, Baltim, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt during two consecutive growing summer seasons 2004 and 2005 to study the effect of irrigation regimes, organic manure and source and levels of nitrogen fertilizers on zea maize yield and nutrient contents.The obtained results could be summarized as follows:The highest values of N concentration in ear leaf (1.89%) in the 1 st season as well as P concentration (0.323 and 0.319 %) and K concentration (2.62 and 2.67 %) in both seasons were obtained from zea maize plants irrigated at 1.3 evaporation pan coefficient with applying 10 m 3 chicken manure fed -1 and fertilized with enciabeen at 320 kg N fed. -1 .The highest values of ear diameter (5.48 cm) and N concentration (1.94 %) in the 2 nd season and grain yield (28.69 and 30.1 ardab fed. -1 ) in both seasons were obtained from zea maize plants irrigated at 1.3 evaporation pan coefficient, fertilized with 10 m 3 chicken manure fed. -1 and fertilized with urea at 160 kg N fed. -1 .The highest values of ear diameter (4.5cm) in the 1 st season and 100-grain weight (32.91 and 33.3 g ) in the 1 st and 2 nd seasons were obtained from zea maize plants irrigated at 1.3 evaporation pan coefficient, fertilized with 10 m 3 chicken manure fed. -1 and fertilized with urea at 240 kg N fed. -1 .From these results, it could be concluded that the application of irrigation water at 1.3 evaporation pan coefficient could be recommended with zea maize for high production under North Delta conditions.
A field experiment was carried out at El-Roba village, Baltim, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt during two consecutive growing summer seasons 2004 and 2005 to study the effect of irrigation regimes, organic manure and source and levels of nitrogen fertilizers on the soil water relationships of zea maizeyield and its nutrient contents.
The obtained results could be summarized as follows:The highest values of grain yield in the two seasons, were obtained from zea maize plants irrigated at 1.3 evaporation pan coefficient (ETp), fertilized with 10 m 3 chicken manure fed. -1 and fertilized with urea at 160 kg N fed. -1 .The highest values of water consumptive use (WCU) by zea maize plants were (59.88 and 59.87 cm WC fed. -1 ) resulted from the irrigation at I.3 ETp in the two seasons, respectively. While, the lowest values (43.2 and 42.69 cm WC fed. -1 ) obtained from irrigation at 0.7 ETp in 2004 and 2005 seasons, respectively.The soil moisture extraction pattern as a percentage of WCU from four soil layers (0
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