ISHS Acta Horticulturae 278: Symposium on Scheduling of Irrigation for Vegetable Crops under Field Condition
SUBIRRIGATION AND DRIP IRRIGATION OF MELON WITH SALINE WATER |
| Authors: | G. Cruz-Romero, R. Llorca, M. Ribes, I. Bautista |
| Abstract:
To ascertain the possible influence of soil water regimes and/or soil salinity on the incidence of melon dieback, drip and subirrigation with water from a shallow water table were compared. Electrical conductivity of irrigation water varied between 2.6 and 3.2 dSm-1. No significant differences in soil salinity were observed among treatments. Melon dieback was larger in subirrigation than in subirrigation plus drip irrigation treatment. Water consumptive use by the crop was estimated in subirrigated plots by a mass chloride balance in the soil. | |
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