Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Department of Agriculture, Bako Agricultural Engineering Research Center, Bako, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Response of Furrow Flow Rate on Irrigation Water Productivity of Onion and Irrigation Efficiency Parameters in Western Oromia, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Gudeta Genemo*
  
  This study evaluates the effect of furrow irrigation flow rate on irrigation water productivity, economic water productivity, and irrigation efficiency parameters based on the basis for furrow irrigation design and management in clay loam soil. The treatments were 50%, 70%, 85%, 100% and 120% Qmax, respectively. A randomized complete block design was used with three replications for the treatments. Based on the results, furrow irrigation inflow rate had a highly significant (P<0.01) effect on onion yield components and marketable yield. Based on the study, application of T3 (85% Qmax) resulted in the highest number of plant height, bulb diameter, bulb length and bulb weight. It was found that T3 yielded the highest marketable yield (19.61 tons/ha), while T1 yielded the lowest (13.59 tons/ha). A maximum of 3.72 kg.m-3 irrigation wat.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2023.12.389

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