Gravitational drip irrigation system was developed using available materials. The system consisting of 4.0 Ilhr Netafim pressure-compensating emitters was used to irrigate 0.0015 ha of land where sweet com was planted under variable water applications in a randomised complete block design with three treatments. Treatment one (WI) received water once per week, treatment two (W2) received water twice per week, while third treatment (W3) received water thrice per week. WI received 229mm per emitter; W2 received 437mm per emitter, while 653mm per emitter was applied to W3 throuqhout the experimentation period. Total biomass yield including bulk weight, stem weight, root weight and cob yield were determined Llsing top loading digital weighing balance. Results obtained which were subjected to statistical analysis at 5% significant level show that there were significant differences in the crop growth, biomass and cob yield. Watering thrice per week resulted in the highest leaf area, plant hei9.ht, root depth and weight. However, watering twice per week provided the highest fresh" weight and cob yield. The irervi in biomass yield showed that W2 performed better. Watering twice per week appeared optimum-(or. cultivation of sweet corn during water scarce season in Ibadan, Nigeria.
The study determined subsurface flow processes of 92.3 ha catchment area in order to examine functional relationship among the surface and subsurface flow variables from the water balance components data. Days without rainfall had zero infiltration while peak values of infiltrated water corresponded with peak rainfall. However, the Crawford and Linsley infiltration model was deficient by its inability to distinguish between days of zero rainfall and days when rainfall was less than 1.0 mm. Interflow occurred continuously even when there was no rainfall. This was shown to be responsible for the stream flows on dry days. Hence, total subsurface flows, a combination of interflow and groundwater flow, had the two components contributing to stream flow on days with rainfall. On days without rainfall, the interflow component was the only contributor to subsurface flows.
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