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Partial root zone drying irrigation in papaya (Carica papaya L.) for enhanced water use efficiency under limited water situations

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Title Partial root zone drying irrigation in papaya (Carica papaya L.) for enhanced water use efficiency under limited water situations
 
Creator B.L. Manjunath*, R.H. Laxman, K.K.Upreti and H.B. Raghupathi
 
Subject Evaporation replenishment, partial root zone drying irrigation, shifting of laterals, water use efficiency
 
Description Not Available
Field experiments were conducted during 2015-17 at ICAR-Indian Institute of
Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta, Bengaluru, to standardize the partial root zone
drying irrigation in papaya with 12 treatments in RBD design. The results indicated that
better soil moisture in the root zone could be maintained under drip irrigation by shifting
laterals on either side at fortnightly intervals as compared to fixed laterals with thesame
amount of water. Significantly more primary roots (16.5/plant) were observed when
irrigation was scheduled on one side with single emitter meeting 60% of the evaporative
demand. PRD irrigation through shifting of laterals recorded significantly higher
transpiration rate especially at 50% of ER (8.05 m mol m-2 s-1) as compared to the control
(3.95m mol m-2 s-1). Further, the same treatment recorded significantly lower fruit cavity
index (0.26) with relatively higher fruit volume (1388 cm3
). Irrigating papaya only on one
side with single emitter resulted in significantly higher T.S.S (13.0%). Higher water
productivity (23.7 kg/m3
) could be obtained by scheduling the irrigation at 40% evaporation
replenishment through shifting of laterals with saving of substantial water (1285m3
/ha)
resulting in higher water use efficiency (237.4 kg/ha.mm).
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Date 2019-03-21T07:12:23Z
2019-03-21T07:12:23Z
2017-11-13
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/17601
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available;
 
Publisher JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES