Optimal drip fertigation management improves yield, quality, water and nitrogen use efficiency of greenhouse cucumber

Wang, Haidong; Li, Jing; Cheng, Minghui; Zhang, Fucang; Wang, Xiukang; Fan, Junliang; Wu, Lifeng; Fang, Dongping; Zou, Haiyang; Xiang, Youzhen

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2018.08.050

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“…KPE under W 0.6 was increased by 5.9% and 6.3% compared to the treatment of W 0.8 and W 1.0 , respectively. Severe deficit irrigation (W 0.6 ) increased NPE and KPE compared to full irrigation, which were in agreement with the previous study [15]. These results provided evidence that a mode with a small amount and high frequency of irrigation could be a suitable schedule under the condition of drip irrigation for improving nutrient production efficiency and reducing the risk of environmental pollution [11].…”

Section: Nitrogen and Potassium Production Efficiencysupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Irrigation had a positive effect on crop growth and production while had a negative impact on IWUE and fruit quality ( Figures 3, 4 and 6; Table 3). To balance multiple objectives of high yield by farmers, high quality by customers, and high IWUE for sustainable development of agriculture [15], the entropy method in this study was adopted to solve multi-objective decision-making problems among treatments.…”

Section: Optimal Management For Greenhouse Tomato Cultivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Agbna et al [4] noted that tomato yield increased as irrigation amount increased, and deficit irrigation significantly increased the fruit quality and WUE compared to the full irrigation regime. Wang et al [15] revealed that the fruit yield of cucumber increased while WUE presented an increase then decrease trend with the amount of irrigation water. Zhu et al [6] observed that with the irrigation level increasing from 0.6 to 1.0, tomato yield per plant was increased by 25.3%, while lycopene, soluble sugar, and organic acid content of fruit was reduced by 18.3%, 16.8%, and 13.9%, respectively.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, single scenario (AI or deficit irrigation) was often challenging to balance multiple objectives of high yield by farmers, high quality by customers, and high WUE for sustainable development of agriculture [15]. The entropy method is well recognized to solve multi-objective decision-making problems [16].…”

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An Optimum Irrigation Schedule with Aeration for Greenhouse Tomato Cultivations Based on Entropy Evaluation Method

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To balance multiple objectives of high yield by farmers, high quality by customers, and high irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) for sustainable development of agriculture, a two-growing-season study was performed to test the effect of aeration at three irrigation levels (60%, 80%, and 100% of full irrigation) on crop growth, nutrient uptake, yield, IWUE, and fruit quality of tomato. The results showed that compared to the control, aeration significantly increased total dry weight at harvest, total N and K accumulation, which increased tomato yield by 23% and IWUE by 23% (p < 0.05). Yield and IWUE were significantly affected by irrigation with the increasing rate of 20.5% and 14.3% for yield, and with the decreasing rate of 27.7% and 8.6% for IWUE under 100% of full irrigation than that under 60% and 80% of full irrigation, respectively. Aeration positively impacted fruit quality while irrigation had a negative impact (p > 0.05). Based on these indicators, full irrigation with aeration could be an appropriate schedule for greenhouse tomato cultivations by the entropy evaluation method with the comprehensive score of 0.879 and 0.77 for the spring-summer and autumn-winter season, respectively. The result is of great significance to the farmers’ or researchers’ management of aerated irrigation in greenhouse tomatoes.

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“…Based on the reference FAO-56 [37], K c was set at 0.70, 1.00, and 0.95 for the early, middle and late growth stages, respectively. ET 0 was calculated by a modified greenhouse Penman-Monteith formula [38,39]:…”

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Effect of Irrigation Level and Irrigation Frequency on the Growth of Mini Chinese Cabbage and Residual Soil Nitrate Nitrogen

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: Nitrogen (N) fertilizer is known to improve the quality and biomass of vegetables, but it is unclear how to manage the large amount of NO3-N that accumulates in the soil after vegetable harvest. In this study, we examined the influence of irrigation level and irrigation frequency on the growth and soil residual NO3-N of the catch crop mini Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) in a greenhouse. Using conventional border irrigation with adequate water supply as a control (CK), three irrigation levels (WH: 160% crop evapotranspiration (ETc), WM: 120% ETc and WL: 80% ETc) and three irrigation frequencies (intervals of F2: 2 days, F4: 4 days, and F8: 8 days) were assessed in 2014, 2015 and 2016 in northwest China. The results showed that the weight of the leaves and leaf stalks was the primary determinant of yield, and that these are the primary N-containing vegetative organs of the plants. At the same irrigation level, the total N content of the plants increased in the order F8 < F2 < F4. The trend in the total N content in the mini Chinese cabbage plants among different treatments was synchronized with the yield. The highest total N content in the plants was observed in the WMF4 treatment during all three years. The three-year averages of mini Chinese cabbage aboveground biomass, yield and water use efficiency (WUE) in the WMF4 treatment were 60%, 64.5% and 119.2% higher respectively than in the CK treatment. The residual NO3-N content in the soil in the WMF4 treatment was only 1.3% higher than that in the CK treatment. The total N uptake in the WMF4 treatment was 79.2% higher than that in the CK treatment, and the N loss in the WMF4 treatment was 46.3% lower than that in the CK treatment. Under these experimental conditions, the WMF4 treatment can be recommended as an appropriate irrigation regime for mini Chinese cabbage under fallow greenhouse management in northwest China.

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Cucumber production and the economic revenues under various nitrogen applications in an unheated solar greenhouse on the North China Plain

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et al. 2021

Agronomy Journal

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The over‐application of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) with nitrogen (N) fertilizers grown in greenhouses can produce adverse environmental consequences. In this study, a five‐season experiment was conducted from 2014 to 2018 to determine the influence of N rate on N use and economic returns. The experiment contained traditional N application under furrow irrigation (CK) and three N rates with drip irrigation, they are 100, 75, and 50% N applied in the check, referring to T100, T75, and T50, respectively. However, the irrigation rates in drip irrigation were approximately 40% lower than the check. The N losses from gas emission and leaching nitrate accounted for approximately 70% of the applied N when the traditional N rate was applied (CK and T100); however, the loss reduced to 12% in the T50 treatment. The highest cucumber production was found in the T100 treatment, which was 6.1 and 9.4% higher than the T75 and T50 treatments, respectively. The highest net revenue was found in the T100 treatment, followed by the CK (–5.8%), T75 (–7.6%), and T50 (–9.4%) treatments. The highest N productivity and economically applied N productivity were found in the T50 treatment, which were approximately 60% higher than those in the T100 and CK treatments. Fully considering the economic benefit, N productivity and environmental protection, the local N application for cucumber cultivation in greenhouses on the North China Plain (NCP) can be reduced by 50% with drip irrigation system.

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Optimal drip fertigation management improves yield, quality, water and nitrogen use efficiency of greenhouse cucumber

Cited by 84 publications

References 19 publications

An Optimum Irrigation Schedule with Aeration for Greenhouse Tomato Cultivations Based on Entropy Evaluation Method

An Optimum Irrigation Schedule with Aeration for Greenhouse Tomato Cultivations Based on Entropy Evaluation Method

Effect of Irrigation Level and Irrigation Frequency on the Growth of Mini Chinese Cabbage and Residual Soil Nitrate Nitrogen

Cucumber production and the economic revenues under various nitrogen applications in an unheated solar greenhouse on the North China Plain

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