Response of Faba bean to alternate irrigation and cut-off irrigation combined with mineral phosphorus levels and Biofertilizer at North Nile Delta soils.

Abstract

A FIELD trails were conducted during the two growing winter seasons of 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 at Sakha Research station , Kafr El-sheikh Governorate to study the effect of four irrigation regimes; cut-off irrigation at 100% (I 1 ), 90%(I 2 ), 85%(I 3 ) of the furrow length and alternative furrow irrigation (I 4 ), and four fertilization treatments; F 1 (100% of recommended phosphorus (RP)) as control, F 2 (75% RP+ phosphorien), F 3 (65%RP+ phosphorien) and F 4 (50%RP+ phosphorien) on Faba bean yield, some water relations, ground water table contribution and economic returns. The obtained results showed that water applied and water consumptive use could be arranged in descending order as; I 1 > I 2 > I 3 >I 4 in both seasons. Water saving by I 2 , I 3 and I 4 treatments were 4.64, 10.92 and 22.55%, respectively, comparing to I 1 -Treatment. Both of (I 3 ) and (F 3 ) treatments gave the highest increasing percent of the seed yield of faba bean and most its components, in both seasons. The highest values of water consumptive use, water application and water distribution efficiencies and ground water contribution were recorded under (I 4 ) in both seasons. The combination of I 4 and F 3 treatments surpassed the other treatments in increasing water productivity and productivity of irrigation water for seed and straw yields, net return, net return from water unit and economic efficiency of faba bean seed and biological yields in both seasons. It can be concluded that I 4 or I 3 in combination with F 3 is the proper treatments to obtain higher production of faba bean, water saving and economic returns.

Improving the growth and productivity of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) under deficit irrigation conditions by spraying of potassium selenate and potassium silicate

“…Faba bean (Vicia faba, L.) is one of the most significant leguminous crops cultivated in Egypt. At the same time, dry and green bean seeds are used as human food, also it is a permanent component of major feeds of animal (Crépon et al, 2010;Dawood et al, 2019;Fouda, 2017;Khalifa, 2019). Faba bean is used for the nutrition of human and animal because it is a good source of protein (almost 25% in dry seeds), starch, cellulose, minerals and vitamin C. (Crépon et al andIsmail &Fayed, 2020) and it plays a role in the rotation of crop.…”

Canola Response to Alternate Furrow and cut-off Irrigation Combined with Bio-Mineral Fertilizer Applications at North Delta Region

“…(2016), Miao etal. (2015), Khalifa (2019), and Fayed etal. (2021) this method is regarded as a straightforward, simple, and successful means of conserving water.…”

Furrow irrigation design and evaluation for enhancing indices of water usage performance and productivity of canola crop in North Nile Delta soils

“…In order to attain the appropriate and cost-effective use of water, a great deal of research has been done on improving irrigation efficiency. According to studies by Abo Soliman et al (2008), Abdel Reheem (2017, and Khalifa (2019), well-designed gated pipes with precise field levelling increase the regularity of water distribution and conserve irrigation water by roughly 12% to 19% in cotton and wheat, respectively. On addition to providing an economic assessment, the current study intends to assess the implemented design of a furrow irrigation system with variable cutoff irrigation and alternate furrow irrigation conditions for canola crop post-planting on clay soil in the North Nile Delta region.…”