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Economic Use of Water in Drip-Irrigated Maize in Semi-Arid Region of Brazil

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  • Samuel Silva
  • Rafaela Guimarães
  • Ronaldo Nascimento
  • Hallyson Oliveira
  • Iêdo Teodoro
  • José Cardoso
  • Carlos Bezerra
  • Jailson Penha

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The objective of this study was to determine the economic level of drip irrigation for the crop of maize in the region of backwoods of Alagoas in Brazil, aiming at a sustainable production and economically viable. For this, the hybrid AG7088 was submitted to five irrigation levels (40, 80, 120, 160 and 200% of ETc) in an experiment developed at the Federal Institute of Alagoas/Campus Piranhas, with a randomized block design and four replications. Harvesting was carried out 98 days after planting, where grain yield with 12% moisture reached 2.1 and 11.8 Mg ha-1 and water use efficiency of 181.8 and 55.3 mm Mg-1 in treatments with 40 and 160% of ETc, respectively. The maximum a physical productivity estimated by the production function was 11.3 Mg ha-1, obtained with 919 mm of irrigation water. The maximum economic yield was 11.1 Mg ha-1, obtained with level of 841 mm (160% ETc).

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  • Samuel Silva & Rafaela Guimarães & Ronaldo Nascimento & Hallyson Oliveira & Iêdo Teodoro & José Cardoso & Carlos Bezerra & Jailson Penha, 2018. "Economic Use of Water in Drip-Irrigated Maize in Semi-Arid Region of Brazil," Journal of Agricultural Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(3), pages 364-364, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jasjnl:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:364
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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