Drip irrigation with organic fertilizer application improved soil quality and fruit yield

2020 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 608-623
Author(s):  
Fayong Li ◽  
Chengyu Yuan ◽  
Dongqing Lao ◽  
Baolin Yao ◽  
Xuefei Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Fruit Yield

scholarly journals Modified Off–Season Technology to the Flowering Time and Fruit Yield of Arumanis Mango (Mangifera indica L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 226 ◽  
pp. 00045
Author(s):  
Syarif Husen ◽  
Erny Ishartati ◽  
Muhidin Muhidin ◽  
Devi Dwi Siskawardani ◽  
Anjar Rizky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Panicle Length ◽  
Mango Fruit ◽  
Weight Yield

The purpose of this study was to observe the technology of mango fruit production at off-season used growth regulators. The research was conducted with three treatments namely: i) Paclobutrazol dosage (control, 5 mL L–1 per tree, 10 mL L–1 per tree and 15 L–1 per tree). ii) Ethephon dosages (0 mL L-1 per tree, 400 mL L–1 per tree, 600 mL L–1 per tree and 800 mL L–1 per tree) that applied 1 mo after paclobutrazol addition. iii) Paclobutrazol (P) and organic fertilizer (F) application in combination as follows: (control, 5 mL + 10 kg, 10 mL + 15 kg, 15 mL + 20 kg) Randomized Completely Block Designed (RCBD) with five replications was used. The results indicated that i) Paclobutrazol application accelerated the flowering age, shortens the panicle length, and increased fruit yield of the tree. ii) Giving Ethephon accelerated the flowering period, enhanced both the panicles number and yields. The treatment of ethephones 600 mL L–1 produced the highest fruit weight, 182.60 kg, respectively iii) The Paclobutrazol and organic fertilizer application indicated significantly (p < 0.05) to the panicles number and the fruit weight yield is higher than the control.

scholarly journals Assessment on the coupling effects of drip irrigation and organic fertilization based on entropy weight coefficient model

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenglin Zhong ◽  
Maomao Hou ◽  
Bizhu He ◽  
Iouzen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Weight Coefficient ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Fertilizer Treatment ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Irrigation Water Use ◽  
Coupling Strategy

Water and fertilizer are two important factors influencing crop growth, development and yield formation. To investigate their combined effects on the soil-plant system, and to find out the optimal water and organic fertilizer coupling strategy for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L), an experiment was carried out from May to October in 2016 in the south of China. The experiment consisted of three drip irrigation quotas (150, 180, 210 m3/ha) and three organic fertilizer application amounts (2,800, 3,600, 4,400 kg/ha). A water-fertilizer treatment (abbreviated as CK) that is in line with local practice was used for comparison. The tomato marketable yield, sugar/acid ratio (SAR) and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE), as well as the soil salinity and available nutrient concentrations were measured. The results showed that the marketable yield was highly significantly (p < 0.01) affected by irrigation or fertilization. The SAR of tomato were significantly (p < 0.05) affected by irrigation or/and fertilization. The fertilization had an highly significant (p < 0.01) effect on the concentrations of soil nutrients (N, P, K), while the coupling effect of irrigation and fertilization was not pronounced. According to the multi-index analysis and the computed result by the entropy weight coefficient model, a 180 m3/ha irrigation quota in combination with 4,400 kg/ha organic fertilizer application amount was the optimal water-fertilizer coupling strategy which owned the most satisfactory comprehensive benefits. The marketable yield, SAR and IWUE under this optimal strategy were 122.4 t/ha, 9.2, 32.4 kg/m3, respectively, and by 28.0%, 29.6% and 28.1% higher compared to that under CK.

scholarly journals Lignite-based Organic Fertilizer Improves Soil Quality and Yield of Rice in Belitang South Sumatera

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Syafrullah Syafrullah
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Paddy Soil ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Plant Residue ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Rice Varieties ◽  
Organic C

To achieve food-self sufficiency in Indonesia, it is necessary to apply sustainable agriculture practices to improve soil quality. Most of paddy fields have been applied with chemical fertilizers intensively for more than 40 years without the addition of organic matter.  The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of lignite-based organic fertilizer application on the quality of paddy soil and yield of rice. The study was conducted in April until August 2014 in the irrigated rice fields in Belitang, Ogan Komering Ulu Timur District. The study was arranged in a Factorial Randomized Block Design, with 9 treatment combinations and 3 replicates. The first factor was the types of fertilizers, consisting of recommended chemical fertilizers (250 kg urea ha-1 + 150 kg SP36 ha-1 + 50 kg KCl ha-1), organic fertilizer from plant residue at 5 Mg ha-1,  and lignite-based organic fertilizer (namely Baranik fertilizer) at 0.75 Mg ha-1.  The second factor was rice varieties, consisting of Mentik Wangi, Gogo Aromatik and Ciliwung. The application of Baranik fertilizer at 0.75 Mg ha-1 has improved the quality of paddy soil with the increase of organic-C content from 1.44% to 2.90%. Application of Baranik fertilizer at 0.75 Mg ha-1 has increased the vegetative components and the yield of rice about 7.17 Mg ha-1 compared to the organic fertilizer from plant residue, but the yield is still the same as that in the recomended dosages of chemical fertilizers.  Among the rice varieties, the yield of Ciliwung variety was higher than other varieties, i.e. 7.62 Mg ha-1.  The yield of Gogo Aromatik variety is significantly lower than that of Ciliwung variety.  Baranik organic fertilizer can be used to improve soil fertility for food security purpose.

scholarly journals Örtü Altı Organik Domates Yetiştiriciliğinde Farklı Gübre Uygulamalarının Bitki Yeşil Aksamı ve Meyve Verimine Etkisi

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 1757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Funda Ulusu ◽  
Elif Yavuzaslanoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Plant Weight ◽  
Liquid Fertilizer ◽  
Plant Yield ◽  
Fertilizer Combination

Greenhouse tomato production is in the first place in Turkey, 34% of total tomato production (3.614.472 tonnes) is under greenhouse conditions. The increase in yield in Turkey is due to the spread of undergrowth cultivation besides the use of qualified varieties and seeds. Synthetic fertilizers can’t be used to obtain economic efficiency in underground organic tomato growing Therefore, the application of alternative fertilizers (barn stubble, green manure, organic fertilizer, vermicompost etc.) needs to be improved. For this purpose, effect of the eight different fertilizer combination including organic and worm liquid fertilizer, humic acid and mycorrhizae applications on tomato plant and fruit yield were investigated in the study. Negative check without any fertilizer application growing and a positive check; a synthetic liquid fertilizer application was included. Experiment was set up according to completely randomised block design with 3 replications under greenhouse conditions. Tomato fruit length, diameter and weight was determined as fruit yield and fresh and dry weight as plant yield. There was not any statistical difference among fertilizer applications for fruit and plant yield. However, the highest tomato fruit yield was obtained in the treatments of organic (7.17 kg/ plot) and worm fertilizers (4,80 kg/ plot) in combination with mycorrhizae. The results were similar for fruit diameter and length. Plant fresh and dry weight was between 2.01 to 5.92 and 0.368 to 1.153 kg, respectively. The highest plant weight was belong to mycorrhizae and organic fertilizer application.

scholarly journals Influence of Manuring on Growth and Yield of Tomato Varieties in Akure, a Rain Forest Zone of South West Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-157
Author(s):  
Oladitan Titilayo ◽  
Oluwasemire Olatunji ◽  
Agele Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Mineral Fertilizer ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Soil Fertility Management ◽  
Forest Zone ◽  
Yield Responses ◽  
And Control

Tomato a highly nutritious and income relevance crop. The optimum productivity is constrained by a number of factors such as soil fertility management. A field experiment was conducted at Teaching and Research Farm, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria between December 2012 to April 2013 (irrigated) and March – August 2013 (rainfed) to investigate the effect manuring on the growth and yield of tomato varieties. Four manuring sources (Organic, Organo-mineral, Urea and No fertilizer) and four tomato varieties (Beske, Ibadan local, Roma and UC) laid out as a randomized complete block design in a factorial arrangement and replicated three times. Results showed that manuring influenced on set of flowering in tomato, organic fertilizer prolonged day to anthesis (22.72 day) closely followed by organomineral (22.49 days) while control (no fertilizer) was earliest (20.88 days). Beske significantly showed earliness to flowering, Ibadan local and Roma were delayed but had similar flowering dates (P≤ 0.05). The varieties had distinct fruit yield responses to fertilizer application, fruit produced were in order of Beske, Ibadan local and UC (721.9;626.4) g;(683.6; 696.2) g; (550.0; 463.6) g (384.4; 431.5) g for rainfed and irrigation respectively. Varietal effect was significant on fruit yields for irrigated, Beske recorded heaviest fruit yield (6.03g) followed by Ibadan local (4.72), Roma (2.6) and UC (2.14). Harvested fruit among the varieties in both seasons were (3978.5t/ha;3484.9t/ha;1229.8t/ha and 985.2 t/ha) and (3947.2t/ha; 3452.8t/ha; 1197.8t/ha; 953.2t/ha) for Beske, Ibadan local, Roma and UC respectively. Fertilizer application were significant for both season on harvested fruits weight in magnitude order of Organomineral, organic fertilizer urea and control (3535.9;3503.9t/ha),organic fertilizer (2935.2;2903.2t/ha), Urea (2078.8;2047.4t/ha) and control (1128.0;1096.5t/ha). Beske and Ibadan local varieties performed better in the rainforest zone of Nigeria. Organic fertilizer sources complimented with mineral fertilizer timely applied with good agronomic managements are measures to enhance growth and yield performance of tomato.

scholarly journals Effects of Cultivating Rice and Wheat with and without Organic Fertilizer Application on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Quality in Khost, Afghanistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6508
Author(s):  
Rahmatullah Hashimi ◽  
Eri Matsuura ◽  
Masakazu Komatsuzaki
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Ghg Emission

The agricultural sector is the most important economic component in Afghanistan, as 80% of the population is involved. The improvement of cereal production is an urgent task to meet the nation’s demand for the staple within the limited arable land. To promote a sustainable crop production system, this study examined the soil quality to learn the basic knowledge of soil fertility and the environmental impact of different rice–wheat cropping systems in Khost, Afghanistan by using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The economic analysis of each farming system was conducted by the data gathered by the farmers’ interviews along with LCA data collection. The analysis considered the on-farm activities, which were required to produce 1 kg of wheat and rice. It included energy use, production, and farming inputs such as fertilizer and agrochemicals. Conventional farming with organic fertilizer application (CF+OF) was compared with conventional farming (CF). The LCA results showed the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emission was higher in rice production compared to wheat production. However, CO2 absorption by the crops was far greater than the total GHG emission in both systems and showed great potential for soil carbon sequestration for mitigation of global warming. The soil examination revealed the CF+OF system increased soil total carbon (TC), active C (AC), total N (TN), soil organic carbon storage (SCS), P, and K+ after four years of organic fertilizer application. The yield of each crop was slightly higher in the CF system; however, the CF+OF system increased net income by reducing the cost for fertilizer. The study concluded the CF+OF system can improve soil fertility in the long term while saving the farming operation cost. Further research is required to determine the best combination of practices to improve cattle manure characteristics and farm management for soil carbon sequestration to promote a sustainable farming system in the country.

ESTIMATION OF CONSUMPTIVE USE OF POTATO CROP PIANTED UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM BY USING SWRT TECHNOLOGY

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-282
Author(s):  
J.N. Abedalrahman ◽  
R.J. Mansor ◽  
D.R. Abass
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Potato Crop ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Drip Irrigation System ◽  
Spring Season

A field experiment was carried out in the field of the College of Agriculture / University of Wasit, located on longitude  45o   50o   33.5o   East and latitude 32o 29o 49.8o North, in Spring season of the agricultural season 2019, in order to estimate the water consumption of potato crop using SWRT technology and under the drip irrigation system. The experiment was designed according to Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and four treatments that include of the SWRT treatment (the use of plastic films under the plant root area in an engineering style), and the treatment of vegetal fertilizer (using Petmos), organic fertilizer (sheep manure), and the control treatment . Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.)  var. Burin was planted for spring season on 10/2/2019 at the soil depth of 5-10 cm. The highest reference water consumption for the potato crop during the season was calculated by Najeeb Kharufa, which was 663.03 mm. The highest actual water consumption for the potato crop during the season for the control treatment was 410.1 mm. The results showed increase in the values of the crop coefficient (Kc) in the stages of tubers formation and tubers filling stage as compared to the vegetative and ripening stages, ranged from 1.37-1.92 for the two stages of tubers formation and tubers filling. The SWRT treatment gave the highest water use efficiency during the season, was 3.46 kg m-3 .

scholarly journals Novel Route Planning Method to Improve the Operational Efficiency of Capacitated Operations. Case: Application of Organic Fertilizer

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-477
Author(s):  
Mahdi Vahdanjoo ◽  
Claus G. Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Route Planning ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Operational Efficiency ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Simultaneous Optimization ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Optimal Sequence ◽  
Proposed Model

A field area coverage-planning algorithm has been developed for the optimization and simulation of capacitated field operations such as the organic fertilizer application process. The proposed model provides an optimal coverage plan, which includes the optimal sequence of the visited tracks with a designated application rate. The objective of this paper is to present a novel approach for route planning involving two simultaneous optimization criteria, non-working distance minimization and the optimization of application rates, for the capacitated field operations such as organic fertilizer application to improve the overall operational efficiency. The study and the developed algorithm have shown that it is possible to generate the optimized coverage plan based on the required defined capacity of the distributer. In this case, the capacity of the distributer is not considered a limiting factor for the farmers. To validate this new method, a shallow injection application process was considered, and the results of applying the optimization algorithm were compared with the conventional methods. The results show that the proposed method increase operational efficiency by 19.7%. Furthermore, the applicability of the proposed model in robotic application were demonstrated by way of two defined scenarios.

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