Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Department of Irrigation Engineering, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effect of Deficit Irrigation on Yield and Water Productivity of Irrigated Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Upper Nile River Basin, North West Ethiopia
  Author(s): Atakltie Abebe* and Pratap Singh
  
  The study was conducted at Koga irrigation trial and demonstration site in the upper Nile River basin, to evaluate the effect of deficit irrigation on yield and water productivity of irrigated wheat. The wheat crop was subjected to water stress by not irrigating during different crop growth periods, by reducing the level of irrigation and full irrigation during all crop growth periods. The field experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replications and seven treatments. It was found that different levels of soil moisture stress had significant (p<0.001) effect on plant height, spike length, number of grains per spike, above-ground biomass, grain yield, and irrigation water productivity. There was no significant difference in crop yield for 75% of ETc and no irrigation during the lateseason crop growth period as compared to 100% of ETc application. Bu.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2023.12.391

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