Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic Conditions
A three-year field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station of Mandor, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, under arid climatic conditions in the rabi season of 2016–2019 with the objectives of evaluating the effect of drip irrigation and fertigation levels on cumin plant growth, yield, oil cont...
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doaj-2e9486b4c6e946eba6e5e978ec9d58c02021-04-02T13:15:01ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-11-01101711171110.3390/agronomy10111711Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic ConditionsMoti Lal Mehriya0Neelam Geat1Sarita2Hari Singh3Mohamed A. Mattar4Hosam O. Elansary5Agricultural Research Station, Mandor, Agriculture University, Jodhpur 342304, Rajasthan, IndiaAgricultural Research Station, Mandor, Agriculture University, Jodhpur 342304, Rajasthan, IndiaCollege of Agriculture, Jodhpur, Agriculture University, Jodhpur 342304, Rajasthan, IndiaKrishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirohi, Agriculture University, Jodhpur 342304, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaA three-year field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station of Mandor, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, under arid climatic conditions in the rabi season of 2016–2019 with the objectives of evaluating the effect of drip irrigation and fertigation levels on cumin plant growth, yield, oil content, water-use efficiency, and water productivity. The pooled data revealed that the drip irrigation at 0.6 cumulative pan evaporation (CPE) recorded significantly higher plant height (31.4 cm), umbels plant<sup>−1</sup> (50.4), umbellates umbel<sup>−1</sup> (5.07), seeds umbel<sup>−1</sup> (5.34), test weight (4.60 g), seed yield (1063 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), gross return (₹ 172,600 ha<sup>−1</sup>), net return (₹ 113,500 ha<sup>−1</sup>) and benefit, and cost ratio (2.9) over drip fertigation at 0.4 CPE and surface irrigation with 0.8 CPE. The fertigation with 80% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) being at par with 100% RDF recorded a significantly higher number of umbels plant<sup>−1</sup> (50.0), umbellates umbel<sup>−1</sup> (5.03), seeds umbellate<sup>−1</sup> (5.24), test weight (4.67 g), seed yield (1052 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), gross return (₹ 170,900 ha<sup>−1</sup>), net return (₹ 111,700 ha<sup>−1</sup>), and benefit cost ratio (2.9) over fertigation with 60% RDF and control. Maximum water-use efficiency (5.7 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> mm<sup>−1</sup>) and water saving (39.04%) was observed under drip irrigation at 0.4 CPE followed by 0.6 CPE (4.8 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> mm<sup>−1</sup> and 18.86%, respectively).https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/11/1711cumindrip irrigationfertigationnet returnWUEyield |
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Moti Lal Mehriya Neelam Geat Sarita Hari Singh Mohamed A. Mattar Hosam O. Elansary Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic Conditions Agronomy cumin drip irrigation fertigation net return WUE yield |
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Moti Lal Mehriya Neelam Geat Sarita Hari Singh Mohamed A. Mattar Hosam O. Elansary |
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Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic Conditions |
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Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic Conditions |
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Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic Conditions |
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Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic Conditions |
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Response of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation on Cumin Yield, Quality, and Water-Use Efficiency Grown under Arid Climatic Conditions |
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response of drip irrigation and fertigation on cumin yield, quality, and water-use efficiency grown under arid climatic conditions |
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A three-year field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station of Mandor, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, under arid climatic conditions in the rabi season of 2016–2019 with the objectives of evaluating the effect of drip irrigation and fertigation levels on cumin plant growth, yield, oil content, water-use efficiency, and water productivity. The pooled data revealed that the drip irrigation at 0.6 cumulative pan evaporation (CPE) recorded significantly higher plant height (31.4 cm), umbels plant<sup>−1</sup> (50.4), umbellates umbel<sup>−1</sup> (5.07), seeds umbel<sup>−1</sup> (5.34), test weight (4.60 g), seed yield (1063 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), gross return (₹ 172,600 ha<sup>−1</sup>), net return (₹ 113,500 ha<sup>−1</sup>) and benefit, and cost ratio (2.9) over drip fertigation at 0.4 CPE and surface irrigation with 0.8 CPE. The fertigation with 80% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) being at par with 100% RDF recorded a significantly higher number of umbels plant<sup>−1</sup> (50.0), umbellates umbel<sup>−1</sup> (5.03), seeds umbellate<sup>−1</sup> (5.24), test weight (4.67 g), seed yield (1052 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), gross return (₹ 170,900 ha<sup>−1</sup>), net return (₹ 111,700 ha<sup>−1</sup>), and benefit cost ratio (2.9) over fertigation with 60% RDF and control. Maximum water-use efficiency (5.7 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> mm<sup>−1</sup>) and water saving (39.04%) was observed under drip irrigation at 0.4 CPE followed by 0.6 CPE (4.8 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> mm<sup>−1</sup> and 18.86%, respectively). |
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