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Effect of drip irrigation and fertilizer regimes on fruit yields and water productivity of a pomegranate (Punica granatum (L.) cv. Rabab) orchard

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  • Parvizi, Hossein
  • Sepaskhah, Ali Reza
  • Ahmadi, Seyed Hamid

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We investigated the effect of different irrigation and fertilizer regimes on yield of 9-year old pomegranate trees during 2011 and 2012. The experimental design was a split plot as complete randomized blocks with three replications. The main plots contained five irrigation treatments as irrigating one side of trees with 50% and 75% of ETC (DI50, DI75); irrigating alternate sides of trees with 50% and 75% of ETC (PRD50, PRD75) and full irrigation (FI) that received 100% ETC. The sub-plots were three types of fertilizer including sheep manure; M (50Mgha−1), chemical; CF (Urea: 120, diammonium phosphate: 75 and potassium sulfate: 60kgha−1) and foliar; FF (Ecoquel Micromix: 1kgha−1 dissolved in 1000L water, Defender Calcium and Futop: 2 L mixed in 1000L water) fertilizer. Results showed that in comparison with the FI treatment, the PRD75 and PRD50 with 25% and 50% less applied water increased the fruit yield by 5.6–8.3% and decreased it by 15.8–17%, respectively. All DI and PRD irrigation treatments had positive effects on water productivity (WP) compared with FI. The PRD strategies showed the superior results in increasing the fruit load, unit weight and diameter of fruit and decreasing the fruit cracking compared to DI strategies. Fertilizers including microelements (M and FF) resulted in higher fruit yield and loading and lower fruit cracking; while, fertilizers, including macroelements (M and CF), were more effective in enhancing the unit weight of fruit. Therefore, the PRD75 strategy in combination with M is highly recommended for pomegranate orchards in semi-arid areas due to the positive impact on fruit yield, loading, WP, unit weight of fruit and fruit cracking. Also, the DI75 strategy could be used for conserving additional water where the extra cost of the PRD strategy in drip irrigation is considerable.

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  • Parvizi, Hossein & Sepaskhah, Ali Reza & Ahmadi, Seyed Hamid, 2014. "Effect of drip irrigation and fertilizer regimes on fruit yields and water productivity of a pomegranate (Punica granatum (L.) cv. Rabab) orchard," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 45-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:146:y:2014:i:c:p:45-56
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.07.005
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