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S. Akhavan, S. F. Mousavi, B. Mostafazadeh-Fard, A. Ghadami Firoz Abadi. Investigation of Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Potato with Tape and Furrow Irrigation . Journal of Crop Production and Processing 2007; 11 (41) :15-27
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Investigation of Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Potato with Tape and Furrow Irrigation
S. Akhavan * , S. F. Mousavi , B. Mostafazadeh-Fard , A. Ghadami Firoz Abadi
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To investigate yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of potato with tape and furrow irrigations, an experiment was performed at Hamadan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center (Ekbatan station) in 2004. The experiment was arranged in a split-plot experimental design based on completely randomized block with 3 replications of irrigation water amount as the main factor (75%, 100%, 125% of cumulative evaporation from class A pan) and sub-factor of irrigation method [including tapes in the middle of furrow ridge on soil surface (TD0), tapes in the middle of furrow ridge at the depth of 5 cm (TD5), tapes on the sides of furrow ridge on soil surface (TS0), and furrow irrigation (F)]. The results indicated that yield of potato increased with increasing water use. Regardless of irrigation method, maximum (32.51 ton/ha) and minimum (19.33 ton/ha) yield of potatoes was achieved with 125% and 75% irrigation water treatments, respectively. The lowest yield (21.35 ton/ha) was obtained in furrow irrigation and the highest yield (28.91 ton/ha) belonged to tape irrigation (TD5 treatment). The highest WUE (4.68 kg/m3) belonged to tape irrigation (TD5 treatment) and the lowest WUE (3.32 kg/m3) belonged to furrow irrigation (F). The difference in WUE between 75% and 100% irrigation water treatments was not significant. The highest WUE (4.49 kg/m3) was achieved in treatment 125%. Also, it is more economical to use irrigation water treatment of 125%, as compared with other irrigation water treatments.
Keywords: Tape irrigation, Furrow irrigation, Water use efficiency, Application efficiency.
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