Improving Growth and Productivity of Pomegranate Fruit Trees Planted On Sandy Dunes Slopes at Baloza District (N. Sinai) Using Different Methods of Drip Irrigation, Organic Fertilization, and Soil Mulching
| Autor: | Mahmoud I. El Desouky, Sheren A. Abd El Hamied |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science. 7:86-97 |
| ISSN: | 2319-2380 2319-2372 |
| DOI: | 10.9790/2380-071228697 |
| Popis: | This study was carried out during the two successive seasons of 2012 and 2013 at Baloza Experimental Station, Desert Research Center, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on Manfalouty pomegranate (cv.) shrubs planted on the slops of sandy dune. All the area subjected to the same agriculture practice. The study aimed to plan such model of farm management for planting the sand dune slops. The experimental work depended on modifying some traditional methods of irrigation, fertilization and protecting soil surface from erosion and water loss. Two irrigation systems (surface and sub surface drip irrigation) with organic fertilization (control 1 (without), compost and goat manure) and soil mulching (control 2 (without), plastic sheets and rice straw) were the main treatments applied to achieve the aim of the work and evaluate the improvement or that highly economic value fruit. The obtained results cleared that, sub surface drip irrigation was better than surface drip irrigation system. In addition, using plastic sheet as a mulching and compost as organic fertilization under sub surface drip irrigation gave the high leaf area, leaf chlorophyll, number of leaves/shoot, shoot length, number of followers / shoot, fruit set %, total yield, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight, grains weight, TSS , total sugar content and vitamin C in both seasons. On the other side, surface drip |
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