Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).

Organic manure supply to soil with inorganic or on its own is good soil management practice improving crop quality and overall soil fertility. Increasing water demand on many sectors and evident reduction of water allocated to agriculture is of importance prompting exploration of the more efficient...

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Main Author: Khumalo, Mthabisi
Language:English
Published: Midlands State University 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2143
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description Organic manure supply to soil with inorganic or on its own is good soil management practice improving crop quality and overall soil fertility. Increasing water demand on many sectors and evident reduction of water allocated to agriculture is of importance prompting exploration of the more efficient water use techniques to maximise production. Local small holder communal farmers are faced by challenges of lack of access to inorganic fertilizers due to economic constrain and lack of capital hence they usually utilise the farm yard manure as a nutrient source for their crops. The study intends to evaluate the effects of organic and inorganic fertilizer with water deficit of 20%, 30% and a control with full irrigation on the bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) crop production (germination, growth parameters and yield component). Six treatments replicated four times were used on the trial. The field experiment was carried out at Midlands State University experimental field from August to November 20l6. Cattle manure was used as organic manure at rate of 24 tonnes/ha on planting and inorganic fertilizer was supplied in split application of compound D at 300kg/ha rate on planting and top dressing ammonium nitrate (34.5% N) at rate of l50kg/ha. The parameters measured in the investigation are germination rate, plant height, and leaf area, number of days taken to flower, pod development and yield. The results shows that 30% water deficit retarded crop development, caused poor flowering and pod development for both organic and inorganic fertilized treatments. Using the yield coefficient (ky) method proposed by Darenbos and Kassim (l979), it was observed that at peak water stress (30% water deficit) high value of ky (l.l4) and very low yields were attained. At the same growth stage low value of ky (0.07) were obtained with relatively high yield for full irrigation and 20% water deficit treatments, thus farmers can use water deficit of 20% under water shortages and shun the 30% water deficit as it produced very low yields on both organic and inorganic treatments. Full water irrigation and 20% deficit had no significant different yield outcome, which brings us to the conclusion that any of the two nutrients supplicants can be utilized with 20% water deficit where water is limiting and full irrigation where there are no shortages.
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spelling ir-11408-21432022-06-27T13:49:05Z Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l). Khumalo, Mthabisi Dry beans Deficit irrigation Organic manure supply to soil with inorganic or on its own is good soil management practice improving crop quality and overall soil fertility. Increasing water demand on many sectors and evident reduction of water allocated to agriculture is of importance prompting exploration of the more efficient water use techniques to maximise production. Local small holder communal farmers are faced by challenges of lack of access to inorganic fertilizers due to economic constrain and lack of capital hence they usually utilise the farm yard manure as a nutrient source for their crops. The study intends to evaluate the effects of organic and inorganic fertilizer with water deficit of 20%, 30% and a control with full irrigation on the bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) crop production (germination, growth parameters and yield component). Six treatments replicated four times were used on the trial. The field experiment was carried out at Midlands State University experimental field from August to November 20l6. Cattle manure was used as organic manure at rate of 24 tonnes/ha on planting and inorganic fertilizer was supplied in split application of compound D at 300kg/ha rate on planting and top dressing ammonium nitrate (34.5% N) at rate of l50kg/ha. The parameters measured in the investigation are germination rate, plant height, and leaf area, number of days taken to flower, pod development and yield. The results shows that 30% water deficit retarded crop development, caused poor flowering and pod development for both organic and inorganic fertilized treatments. Using the yield coefficient (ky) method proposed by Darenbos and Kassim (l979), it was observed that at peak water stress (30% water deficit) high value of ky (l.l4) and very low yields were attained. At the same growth stage low value of ky (0.07) were obtained with relatively high yield for full irrigation and 20% water deficit treatments, thus farmers can use water deficit of 20% under water shortages and shun the 30% water deficit as it produced very low yields on both organic and inorganic treatments. Full water irrigation and 20% deficit had no significant different yield outcome, which brings us to the conclusion that any of the two nutrients supplicants can be utilized with 20% water deficit where water is limiting and full irrigation where there are no shortages. 2017-06-22T16:32:15Z 2017-06-22T16:32:15Z 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2143 en open Midlands State University
spellingShingle Dry beans
Deficit irrigation
Khumalo, Mthabisi
Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).
title Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).
title_full Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).
title_fullStr Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).
title_full_unstemmed Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).
title_short Effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).
title_sort effects of deficit irrigation on growth parameters and yield of organic and inorganic fertilized dry beans (phaseolus vulgaris l).
topic Dry beans
Deficit irrigation
url http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2143
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